A nonchalant doctor dancing a jig amidst unhappy patients in a decrepit hospital ward. Coloured etching by C. Williams, 1813.

  • Williams, Charles, active 1797-1830.
Date:
25 June 1813
Reference:
11629i
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The doctor holds a nosegay of flowers. A dog and a male patient are both straining at stool

Publication/Creation

London (11 Cockspur Street) : Wm Holland, 25 June 1813.

Physical description

1 print : etching, with watercolour ; platemark 24.7 x 32.4 cm

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The country infirmary.

References note

British Museum, Catalogue of political and personal satires, vol. IX, London 1949, no. 12142

Reference

Wellcome Collection 11629i

Exhibitions note

Exhibited in "Living with Buildings" at Wellcome Collection, 4 October 2018 - 3 March 2019

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