title: [Harvard: historical representation of anesthesia in art].
abstract: This article is about the use of ether as a general anesthetic that was used for the first time by T. Morton at Harvard University. It was a landmark in future surgical procedures and this discovery was documented by the painting of the Robert Hinckey and it has been used for teaching history of medicine.
authors.affiliation: Cátedra de Historia de la Medicina F.C.M. - U.N.C.
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Roqué Molina
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Roqué
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Roqué
mesh_terms: D000768:Anesthesia, General / Q000266:history*; D000776:Anesthesiology / Q000266:history*; D018685:Anesthetics, Inhalation / Q000266:history*; D004986:Ether / Q000266:history*; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006801:Humans; D008404:Massachusetts; D008512:Medicine in the Arts; D010151:Paintings / Q000266:history; D011037:Poetry as Topic / Q000266:history; D014495:Universities / Q000266:history
chemical_list: D018685:Anesthetics, Inhalation; D004986:Ether