I have been reading Francesco Adami's
From Last Hope to First Aid: Stories from the History of Emergency Medicine. In his discussion of white coats, a color chosen for resistance to discoloring effects of antisepsis methods, he suggests that the reader observe a number of paintings depicting doctors, from 1617 on, showing the progression from black formal gowns to white coats. So let's do that.
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Anatomy Lesson of Dr Willem van der Meer 1617
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| Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp, 1632 |
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| The Gross Clinic, 1875 |
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| The Agnew Clinic 1889 |
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| Theodor Billroth Operating, 1890 |
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| On the Operating Table, 1902-1903 |
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| The Surgeons, 1912 |
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| The Cardiologist Henry Vaquez, 1918 |
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| Appendectomy in Geneva, 1929 |
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