eagerly listen to his informal expositions in the wards, as he
invariably showed a grasp of the subject that was equally minute and
comprehensive. "He would start from some particular point and work his
way point by point down to the minutest detail, not bewildering by a
multiplicity of facts, but keeping them all in order with perfect
handling, until the framing of the whole thing stood out luminously
clear to the dullest comprehension. An old pupil says his well-known
authoritative manner was the result of a profound and laboriously
acquired knowledge of his art, acquired by years of careful work in
hospital wards and post-mortem rooms."--_Medical Journal_.

[Illustration: SIR ANDREW CLARK.
_From a Painting by G.F. Watts, R.A._]

Happily there are two portraits of Sir Andrew. The last beautifully
painted picture by Mr. Watts (which by the great kindness of the artist
is allowed to be reproduced in this sketch) was only finished a few days
before Sir Andrew was taken ill--for he could only sit from eight till
nine a.m. It is one of the series Mr. Watts is so generously giving to
the nation, and he "thinks it one of his best." Sir Andrew himself was
delighted with it, saying in his hearty way to Mrs. Watts: "Why, it
_thinks_!" The position in the picture by Frank Holl is unfortunate.

Very imperfectly I have described the varied work of a man of limitless
energy, with an exceptionally keen appreciation of men and things. A
great man has passed away, and we are poorer in consequence.

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