Yellow fever in Buenos Aires, 1871. Oil painting by Juan Manuel Blanes.

  • Blanes, Juan Manuel, 1830-1901.
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525072i
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The subject is described in detail by Lamas, op. cit. Two of the men represent Dr José Roque Pérez, President of the Comisión popular, and Dr Manuel G. Argerich (Ruiz Moreno, loc. cit.)

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1 painting : oil on canvas ; canvas 76.2 x 56 cm

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Blanes Mar[...]

References note

Andrés Lamas, Escena de la peste de 1871 en Buenos Aires: cuadro original del artista oriental Don Juan Manuel Blanes, Buenos Aires 1871
Leandro Ruiz Moreno, La peste histórica de 1871: fiebre amarilla en Corrientes y en Buenos Aires, 1870-1871, [2. ed.], Paraná: Nueva Impresora, 1949, pp. 331-332

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Wellcome Collection 525072i

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