Two doctors discussing a patient who has a fever and a great thirst, the patient overhears and promises to cure the thirst if they can deal with the fever. Wood engraving by C. Keene, 1882.

  • Keene, Charles, 1823-1891.
Date:
1882
Reference:
14279i
  • Pictures
  • Online

Available online

view Two doctors discussing a patient who has a fever and a great thirst, the patient overhears and promises to cure the thirst if they can deal with the fever. Wood engraving by C. Keene, 1882.

Public Domain Mark

You can use this work for any purpose without restriction under copyright law. Read more about this licence.

Credit

Two doctors discussing a patient who has a fever and a great thirst, the patient overhears and promises to cure the thirst if they can deal with the fever. Wood engraving by C. Keene, 1882. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Selected images from this work

View 1 image

About this work

Description

Caption reads: 'Doctor (sotto voce to his colleague). "We must reduce the fever and abate the thirst!" Patient (who had overheard). "If you'll redooce the fever, gen'lemen - I'll uld'take - to abate the thirst myshelf!!"'

Publication/Creation

[London], 1882.

Physical description

1 print : wood engraving ; border 14 x 18 cm

Contributors

Lettering

"Rallying." CK.

Reference

Wellcome Collection 14279i

Type/Technique

Languages

Subjects

Where to find it

  • LocationStatusAccess
    Closed stores

Permanent link