A soldier complaining of pain in his abdomen to a corporal, the corporal retorts that he has a stomach - only officers have abdomens. Wood engraving by Gunning King, 1912.
- King, Gunning.
- Date:
- 1912
- Reference:
- 15386i
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Includes dialogue: Corporal (to soldier reporting sick). "What's the matter with you?" Tommy. " Pain in my abdomen." Corporal. "Abdomen! Abdomen, indeed! You don't 'ave no abdomen; you 'ave a stomick. It's only officers what 'as abdomens."
Publication/Creation
[London], 1912.
Physical description
1 print : wood engraving ; border 14 x 18 cm
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Gunning King
Reference
Wellcome Collection 15386i
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Location Status Access Closed stores