The face of a man with mouth open wide, displaying the symptoms of cancer of the tongue, with areas of severely diseased tissue seen on the tongue. Watercolour by C. D'Alton, 1865.

1865.

1 drawing : pencil with watercolour ; sheet 38.2 x 27.2 cm

Portfolio No. 8 ; Cancer 10 Lettering in pencil on verso reads: Michael Brodrick ; 38 years of age ; Native of Ireland ; Shoe maker ; April 16th 1865 ; R.F.H. ; Under Mr. Gant ; Case of fungous [?] cancer of tongue ; Patient died some time after from open [?] cancer of maxillary gland

D'Alton produced a large number of drawings depicting patients at the Royal Free Hospital, Grays Inn Road, London

Wellcome Collection 575779i