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Thomas Eakins
Portrait of Dr. Samuel D. Gross (The Gross Clinic), oil on canvas by Thomas Eakins, 1875; part of the collections of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and the Philadelphia Art Museum. 2 Ć 2.5 m.
Thomas Eakins began his formal art studies at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in his hometown of Philadelphia. During this time, he supplemented his training by attending anatomy lectures at Jefferson Medical College to deepen his understanding of the human figure.1