An obese gouty man in trouble, while his attendants cavort. Coloured lithograph by T. Rowlandson.

  • Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827.
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An obese gouty man in trouble, while his attendants cavort. Coloured lithograph by T. Rowlandson. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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The man's kettle boils over scalding his gouty foot and startling the cat, in his alarm he knocks over the table and snaps the bell-rope; the couple cavorting in the doorway are oblivious to his strife

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1 print : lithograph, with watercolour ; platemark 15.3 x 20.3 cm

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Chacun a son gout. (Careless attention.) Rowlandson.

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

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Wellcome Collection 11892i

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