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Aesculapius and Hygieia, with Hercules fighting the hydra; representing medicine. Watercolour painting.
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Credit: Aesculapius and Hygieia, with Hercules fighting the hydra; representing medicine. Watercolour painting. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark
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Description
Apparently a design for the device of a medical college or society
Physical description
1 painting : watercolour, in grey wash
Lettering
The Herculean powers of medicine overcomeing disease. For the health and preservation of mankind
Lettering note
Letter "e" in "overcomeing" crossed out in pencil. On verso: "Make the serpents in ... to curl over the staff... the [small word] above ... The countenances too youn[g]"
Reference
Wellcome Library no. 26069i
Type/Technique
Languages
- English
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Location Status Access Closed stores