An elderly physician sprays a naked young woman with a powerful jet of water, a nurse stands by with a towel. Photograph of a painting by A. Guillaume.

Date:
[20th century]
Reference:
540538i
Part of:
The Fallaize Collection.
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Description

This photograph and 540526i are preserved in an envelope from Portland Studio of Rhyl, addressed to Dr William Gordon of Datchet

Publication/Creation

[20th century]

Physical description

1 photograph : photoprint

Lettering

La douche. Guillaume. E.F. phot Po Bears number: 4363

Notes

This work is untitled: the title has been supplied by the cataloguer.

Reference

Wellcome Collection 540538i

Ownership note

Originally collected by British anthropologist Edwin Nichol Fallaize (1877-1957). Purchased by Capt. L.W.G. Malcolm in 1934, on behalf of Sir Henry Solomon Wellcome, for the price of £25. From a letter in the Wellcome archives dated 16th December 1934.

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