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.

  • D'Alton, Christopher, active 1847-1871.
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1865
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575779i
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view 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.

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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. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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1865.

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

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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

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

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Wellcome Collection 575779i

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