A doctor asking a child patient if he would like to follow a career in medicine when he was older, the child's mother retorts that he couldn't as he was unable to do anybody any harm. Wood engraving by C. Shepperson?, 1910.

  • Shepperson, Claude A. (Claude Allin), 1867-1921.
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1910
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15379i
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A doctor asking a child patient if he would like to follow a career in medicine when he was older, the child's mother retorts that he couldn't as he was unable to do anybody any harm. Wood engraving by C. Shepperson?, 1910. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Dialogue includes: Physician. "And would you like to be a doctor, Jack?" Mother (while Jack is still hesitating). "No, no! The dear boy couldn't hurt a fly!"

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[London], 1910.

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1 print : wood engraving ; border 14 x 18 cm

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Shepperson.

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Wellcome Collection 15379i

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