A man carrying a giant syringe. Pen drawing, ca. 1810.

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[1810?]
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10954i
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A man carrying a giant syringe. Pen drawing, ca. 1810. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Possibly supposed to suggest a surgeon or apothecary, associated in the early 19th century with the application of clysters or enemas: Dixon, op. cit.

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[1810?]

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1 drawing : pen and ink ; image 21.4 x 14.4 cm

References note

Laurinda S. Dixon: 'Some penetrating insights: The imagery of enemas in art', Art journal, 1993, vol. 52, no. 3, pp. 28-35

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Wellcome Collection 10954i

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