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A doctor reprimanding the drunkenness of the village grave-digger, who retorts that he does not criticise the doctor for his mistakes - which he has to bury. Wood engraving by C. Keene, 1879.
- Keene, Charles, 1823-1891.
- Date
- 1879
- Reference
- 13821i
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Credit: A doctor reprimanding the drunkenness of the village grave-digger, who retorts that he does not criticise the doctor for his mistakes - which he has to bury. Wood engraving by C. Keene, 1879. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark
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Description
Bears dialogue: 'Village doctor (to the grave-digger, who is given to whiskey). "Ah, John! I'm sorry to see you in this pitiable condition again!" Grave-digger. "Toots, sir! Can ye no'let a'e little fau't o'mine gae by? It's mony a muckle ane o'yours I ha'e happit owre, an'said naething aboot!"'
Publication/Creation
[London], 1879.
Physical description
1 print : wood engraving ; border 15 x 11.8 cm
Contributors
Lettering
"Live and let live." CK
Reference
Wellcome Library no. 13821i
Type/Technique
Languages
- English
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