Lot 110: MILDRED LINGWOOD, 1908

Sir Herbert Atkinson Barker, in profile to right, in brown coat and blue tie
signed with monogram 'mL' and dated '1908', inscribed on backboard '..l Bonesell. Mr HA Barker Mrs Mildred Lingw[ood] Bedford Road [Be]dford Park W', gilt-metal frame
oval, 3 7/8 in. (98 mm.) high
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Sir Herbert Atkinson Barker (1869-1950) was the most famous British osteopath and manipulator. As a bonesetter or manipulative surgeon he was at odds with the medical profession at the turn of the century because he practiced the healing without having received the traditional education.

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