Tom Ruby being tricked by six friends into thinking he is suffering from the 'sweating sickness', thereby missing his feast. Coloured line engraving, 1799, after Nixon (?).

  • Nixon, John, -1818.
Date:
2 December 1799
Reference:
11637i
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Tom Ruby being tricked by six friends into thinking he is suffering from the 'sweating sickness', thereby missing his feast. Coloured line engraving, 1799, after Nixon (?). Wellcome Collection. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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