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An ill creature with a human head and long tail is seated in a chair being treated by two nurses; representing a case in contemporary British or Irish politics. Coloured lithograph, 1835.
- Date
- 1 December 1835
- Reference
- 12245i
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Credit: An ill creature with a human head and long tail is seated in a chair being treated by two nurses; representing a case in contemporary British or Irish politics. Coloured lithograph, 1835. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark
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Description
The creature says: "Ah! oh! ah! gently gently I can't bear much handling of it.", its extremely long tail is inscribed: "Carlow". Two small human heads are nestling in the stomach of the creature
Publication/Creation
[London] (26 Haymarket) : Thos. McLean, 1 December 1835 ([London] : A. Ducôte's Lithogy.)
Physical description
1 print : lithograph, with watercolour ; border 25.5 x 34.8 cm
Lettering
A rheumatic joint in the tail.
Notes
On verso record number 12246i
References note
Too late for the British Museum, Catalogue of political and personal satires, London 1870-1954
Reference
Wellcome Library no. 12245i
Type/Technique
Languages
- English
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores