A pharmacy: the pharmacist (a fox) tries to sell medicines to a customer in pain (a duck, accompanied by his wife). Painting by L.H. Choustrac, 1905.

  • Choustrac, L.H., active 1905.
Date:
1905
Reference:
577178i
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The patient has a handkerchief around his jaw, usually a sign of toothache. He reaches with one hand to get money from a bag.The pharmacist would be trying to sell him a pain-killer: he contorts himself in an ingratiating attitude.

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1905

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1 painting : watercolour ; image 14.1 x 8.9 cm

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L.H. Choustrac 1905 The till bears signs: "[C]aisse" ; "Prix [r]eduits"; and another partly obscured by the fox

Reference

Wellcome Collection 577178i

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