A doctor and footman hurling pudding at each other in an attempt to make the obese patient laugh in order to cure his quinsey. Coloured engraving by R. Newton, 1797.
- Newton, Richard, 1777-1798.
- Date
- 10 August 1797
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Credit: A doctor and footman hurling pudding at each other in an attempt to make the obese patient laugh in order to cure his quinsey. Coloured engraving by R. Newton, 1797. Credit: Wellcome Collection. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
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Description
Quinsey is a peritonsillar abscess
Contributors
Lettering
A new way of curing a quinsey. R. Newton delint.
Publication/Creation
London (53 Fleet Street) : Laurie & Whittle, 10 August 1797.
Physical description
1 print : line engraving and etching, with watercolour ; platemark 19.9 x 24.8 cm
Publications note
British Museum, Catalogue of political and personal satires, vol. VII, London 1942, no. 9331
Reference
Wellcome Library no. 10971i
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Language
- English
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