A gouty man talking to his doctor who is totally unsympathetic after discovering that his patient had finished off a bottle of port the previous evening. Wood engraving by B. Partridge, 1896.

  • Partridge, Bernard, 1861-1945.
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1896
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14314i
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A gouty man talking to his doctor who is totally unsympathetic after discovering that his patient had finished off a bottle of port the previous evening. Wood engraving by B. Partridge, 1896. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Dialogue includes: Doctor (to patient, who complains of a touch of gout) "Well, my dear sir, I am not astonished. Your butler tells me you drank the best part of a bottle of port last night!" Jovial patient. "Quite the best part, doctor. You don't mean to say you expected me to swallow the crust and the cork as well?"

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[London], 1896.

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1 print : wood engraving ; border 12.7 x 18 cm

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Bernard Partridge fec.

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Wellcome Collection 14314i

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