A physician holds his nose as he examines the faeces of a patient. Etching by T.L. Busby, ca. 1826.

  • Busby, Thomas Lord.
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[1826?]
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664607i
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A physician holds his nose as he examines the faeces of a patient. Etching by T.L. Busby, ca. 1826. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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The physician is tall and old-fashioned: he wears a wig and knee breeches. A nurse holds her nose. The patient is in bed clutching his head

Possibly representing Sight (or did the author mean Smell?) in a set of the five senses: Touch is no. 664604i in the Wellcome Library catalogue

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London : T.L. Busby, [1826?]

Physical description

1 print : etching ; sheet 10.6 x 13.9 cm

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Seeing. T.L. Busby London

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Not found in: British Museum, Catalogue of political and personal satires

Reference

Wellcome Collection 664607i

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