An obese gouty man exclaiming angrily. Coloured etching by N. Heideloff, 1806, after G. Sauley.

  • Sauley, G.
Date:
December 1806
Reference:
10642i
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The man waves his stick, shouting "How the plague should you like it" at two doctors sniggering in the background; self-help books lie scattered around his foot stool

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London (Repository of Arts, 101 Strand) : R. Ackermann, December 1806.

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1 print : etching ; platemark 34.6 x 24.6 cm

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The gout or o̲ṉe̲ of the misiries of life. G. Sauley del. ; N. Heideloff sc.

References note

Not found in: British Museum Catalogue of political and personal satires, London 1870-1954

Reference

Wellcome Collection 10642i

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