A German physician recommending to a gouty English patient that he take the waters at various spa resorts in Germany and Bohemia. Wood engraving after R. Cleaver.

  • Cleaver, Reginald, active 1894.
Reference:
15666i
  • Pictures
  • Online

Selected images from this work

View 1 image

About this work

Description

Dialogue includes: Eminent German specialist. "Vat vaters 'ave you been in ze 'abit of taking?" English gouty patient. "Water! Haven't touched a drop, except with my tea, for the last thirty years!" [Upon which a mild course of Homburg, Kissingen, Marienbad, and Karlsbad is at once prescribed.

Publication/Creation

[London]

Physical description

1 print : wood engraving

Lettering

A matter of "course."

Reference

Wellcome Collection 15666i

Languages

Where to find it

  • LocationStatusAccess
    Closed stores

Permanent link