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Captain Ducie approaches the dead body of M. Platzoff. Process print after R. Taylor after M. L. Gow.
- Gow, Mary Louisa, 1851-1929
- Date
- [1891]
- Reference
- 38241i
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Credit: Captain Ducie approaches the dead body of M. Platzoff. Process print after R. Taylor after M. L. Gow. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark
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Description
M. Platzoff is the owner of a diamond which Captain Ducie has resolved to steal. Ducie fills Platzoff's pipe with a powerful drug (called "dashkil") with the intention of sending him to sleep, but instead the drug kills him
Publication/Creation
[London] : [R. Bentley], [1891]
Physical description
1 print : process print ; image 16.2 x 11.3 cm
Lettering
He staggered forward with a groan, and lifted the cold hand that would never grasp his again. M.L. Gow. R. Taylor.
Reference
Wellcome Library no. 38241i
Reproduction note
After a wood engraving by R. Taylor after M.L. Gow
Type/Technique
Languages
- English
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores