A portly, well-to-do physician leaves his house, while his wife cavorts in the window with a young dandy. Lithograph by P. Numa, c. 1832.

  • Numa, Pierre, active 1830-1848.
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[1832?]
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16438i
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A portly, well-to-do physician leaves his house, while his wife cavorts in the window with a young dandy. Lithograph by P. Numa, c. 1832. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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The busy doctor, serving Paris in the grip of the cholera epidemic of 1832, is so occupied by his business 'affairs' that he does not notice the other 'affairs' going on near to him

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[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [1832?]

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1 print : lithograph

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Depuis le choléra, j'ai des affaires par dessus la tête. Notice by the door indicating the doctor's door bell: Sonnette du docteur. N.

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Wellcome Collection 16438i

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Wellcome Library no. 16555i is also by Numa and shows a similar portly doctor

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