Mott, Valentine, 1785-1865

Series of individual portraits set in illustrated frames and labeled “Medical Faculty of the University of New York and the Founders of the Medical Department.” Clockwise from upper left corner: Valentine Mott, MD, Professor of the Principles and Operations of Surgery, with Surgical and Pathological Anatomy; Theodore Frelinghuysen, Chancellor; Granville Sharp Pattison, MD, Professor of General, Descriptive and Surgical Anatomy; Martyn Paine, MD, Professor of the Institutes of Medicine and Materia Medica; John William Draper, MD, Professor of Chemistry; Gunning S. Bedford, MD, Professor of Midwifery and the Diseases of Women and Children; John Revere, MD, Professor of the Theory and Practice of Medicine.

Illustrated portrait of Valentine Mott, MD (1785-1865). The caption reads, “Valentine Mott M.D., Professor of Surgery in the University of New York. Drawn by H. Inman, Engraved by AB Durand.” Dr. Mott served as Professor of Principles, Practice & Operations of Surgery at University Medical College from 1841 to 1850.