Leprosy of the chest on an Indian man. Watercolour (by Jane Jackson ?), 1921/1950 (?), after a (painting ?) by Ernest Muir, ca. 1921.

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1921-1950
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567164i
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Leprosy of the chest on an Indian man. 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 ; sheet 35.5 x 25.5 cm

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Nerve leprosy of the chest. Notice the thickened nerves passing up into the neck. Such a patient should heal up after a few months treatment if kept in good health. From Dr. E. Muir's original

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One of a series of paintings of the effects of leprosy based on paintings and photographs in the work of Ernest Muir, a doctor based in India. See Ernest Muir, Handbook on leprosy : its diagnosis, treatment and prevention, Cuttack : R.J. Grundy, 1921

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Wellcome Collection 567164i

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