Leprosy of the face: head and shoulders portrait of an Indian man with one eye closed. Watercolour (by Jane Jackson ?), 1921/1950 (?), after a (painting ?) by Ernest Muir, ca. 1921.

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1921-1950
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567161i
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Leprosy of the face: head and shoulders portrait of an Indian man with one eye closed. Watercolour (by Jane Jackson ?), 1921/1950 (?), after a (painting ?) by Ernest Muir, ca. 1921. Wellcome Collection. In copyright. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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1921-1950

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1 painting : watercolour ; image 35.5 x 25.5 cm

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Nerve leprosy of the face. This was the only patch in the body. Such a case should heal up with a few months of treatment if the patient is kept in good health. It will, however, leave a scar and the patient may have difficulty in closing his eye. From Dr. E. Muir's original

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Wellcome Collection 567161i

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