Mr Gledell, suffering from a rodent disease which has consumed his left nostril. Watercolour, 1829.

Date:
April 1829
Reference:
603116i
Part of:
Gentlefolk of Leeds afflicted with disease.
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Description

A youngish man, facing half left, dressed in a black coat and stock, his left nostril eaten by a cancer and the whole nose a vivid red

Publication/Creation

April 1829.

Physical description

1 painting : watercolour ; sheet 56.5 x 43.5 cm

Lettering

Cancerous nose. Mr S. Gledell, April 1829. Lupus Lettering on recto, except word "Lupus", which is on verso

Reference

Wellcome Collection 603116i

Notes

Part of a collection of paintings depicting gentlefolk of Leeds with grievous illnesses

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