M0010383: "Comfort in the Gout", Thomas Rowlandson, 1785

Date:
07 January 1948
Reference:
WT/D/1/20/1/91/68
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Credit

M0010383: "Comfort in the Gout", Thomas Rowlandson, 1785. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

About this work

Also known as

Previous title, replaced February 2021: A gouty man seeking comfort in licentious surroundings. Colo

Description

Coloured etching by Thomas Rowlandson, 1785 depicting an obese man with a bandaged foot being served food and wine by two women and a liveried servant. Related images: V0010856

Publication/Creation

07 January 1948

Physical description

2 photographs glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm sheet film negative; 10 x 12.5 cm

Related material

Wellcome Collection holds the item depicted in the glass plate negative: 10512i

Notes

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2021.

Terms of use

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.

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