FIT282909 Sir Henry Thompson, Baronet, FRCS, c.1878 (oil on panel) by Alma-Tadema, Lawrence (1836-1912); 28.1x20.9 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, UK; (add.info.: Sir Henry Thompson (1820-1904) British surgeon and artist; of international reputation he conducted operations of lithotripsy on Leopold I, King of the Belgians and on Emperor Napoleon III; in 1874 he helped to found the Cremation Society of Great Britain and was responsible for the removal of many restrictions on cremation; illustration from \'Men of Mark: a gallery of contemporary portraits of distinguished men\' by Thompson Cooper, published 1876-83;); English, out of copyright.