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A poor patient telling his doctor that he wants to stay alive because oysters will be cheap again. Wood engraving after C. Keene.
- Keene, Charles, 1823-1891.
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- 15662i
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Credit: A poor patient telling his doctor that he wants to stay alive because oysters will be cheap again. Wood engraving after C. Keene. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark
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Description
Dialogue includes: Patient (with limited income). "Oh, doctor, don't let me slip through your fingers this time - just as oysters are going to be cheap again!"
Publication/Creation
[London]
Physical description
1 print : wood engraving
Contributors
Lettering
Untimely! C.K.
Reference
Wellcome Library no. 15662i
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Languages
- English
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Location Status Access Closed stores