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  • A physician bandaging the hand of a boy, who is surrounded by his large family. Heliogravure by Dujardin after P.A.J. Dagnan-Bouveret.

    • Dagnan-Bouveret, Pascal-Adolphe-Jean, 1852-1929.
    Reference
    21872i
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  • A Chinese lady in a blue dress, seated, right, looks out of a window at a water-garden, left; trees in blossom in the foreground. Gouache.

    Date
    [between 1800 and 1899?]
    Reference
    727425i
    Part of
    Chinese picturesque scenes with women passing the time indoors. Gouache paintings.
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  • A man sits at home with his family and offers his wife a drink. Etching by G. Cruikshank, 1847, after himself.

    • Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878.
    Date
    1847
    Reference
    25973i
    Part of
    The bottle
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  • Abel Beechcroft, while reading in the library of his house in Lambeth, is disturbed when Hilda Scarve is led into the room by his butler Jukes. Etching by George Cruikshank, 1842.

    • Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878.
    Date
    1842
    Reference
    35750i
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  • A Chinese lady in a red dress, seated indoors, takes a meal from six small bowls; right, two herons look on, hungry for food. Gouache.

    Date
    [between 1800 and 1899?]
    Reference
    727426i
    Part of
    Chinese picturesque scenes with women passing the time indoors. Gouache paintings.
    • Pictures
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  • A lady, with her maid, consults an apothecary in his workroom, for a love philtre (?). Coloured lithograph, c.1850.

    Reference
    21849i
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  • A Chinese lady looking at herself in a mirror (right); outside, a water-garden (left). Gouache.

    Date
    [between 1800 and 1899?]
    Reference
    727412i
    Part of
    Chinese picturesque scenes with women passing the time indoors. Gouache paintings.
    • Pictures
    • Online
  • A physician examining a urine specimen in which a faint figure of a baby is visible, a female patient is crying and being shouted at by her angry mother, indicating that she is pregnant. Watercolour by I.T., 1826.

    • T., I., active 1826.
    Date
    1826
    Reference
    21828i
    • Pictures
  • A surgeon bandaging a patient's knee after applying a cautery, a clergy man and a wealthy patron (?) are observing the situation. Engraving.

    Reference
    22543i
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  • A surgeon bleeding a woman's arm, she is being comforted by her husband (?). Etching.

    Reference
    23017i
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  • A man washing a child's bottom, in the background an old hag shouts at him. Line engraving.

    Reference
    17588i
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  • The Wellcome Historical Medical Museum, 28 Portman Square, London: the Entrance Hall, c. 1954. Photograph.

    Date
    1954
    Reference
    29357i
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  • Abraham Francen, apothecary, seated by a window, gazing at a print or drawing. Etching by or after Rembrandt.

    • Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, 1606-1669.
    Reference
    33523i
    • Pictures
  • A woman in bed about to be cupped by a surgeon for love-sickness. Gouache, ca. 1700.

    Date
    1700
    Reference
    2818721i
    • Pictures
  • A physician examining the children of a poor Italian family. Lithograph by F. van Loo after E. de Jans.

    • Jans, Edouard de, 1855-
    Reference
    22204i
    • Pictures
  • A surgeon in his workroom extracing stones from a man's head; symbolising the expulsion of 'folly' (insanity). Gouache painting by Ginsle (?), 1806, after G. Dou.

    • Dou, Gerard, 1613-1675.
    Reference
    21129i
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  • A gouty patient consulting his physician. Etching after E.A. Abbey, 1891.

    • Abbey, Edwin Austin, 1852-1911.
    Date
    1891
    Reference
    21819i
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  • The Wellcome Historical Medical Museum, 28 Portman Square, London: the Director's Room, c. 1954. Photograph.

    Date
    1954
    Reference
    29377i
    • Pictures
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  • A physician examining a pregnant woman's urine specimen in his library. Mezzotint.

    Reference
    21771i
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  • A doctor visiting an Irish patient whose wife queries the recommendation to take one pill three times a day. Wood engraving after D. Wilson, 1903.

    • Wilson, David, 1873-1935
    Date
    1903
    Reference
    15341i
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  • A Chinese lady standing and looking from an open window towards trees in a misty landscape; forgeound, fruit-trees in blossom. Gouache.

    Date
    [between 1800 and 1899?]
    Reference
    727419i
    Part of
    Chinese picturesque scenes with women passing the time indoors. Gouache paintings.
    • Pictures
    • Online
  • A drunken man sits at home with his family while bailiffs remove their furniture. Etching by G. Cruikshank, 1847, after himself.

    • Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878.
    Date
    1847
    Reference
    25975i
    Part of
    The bottle
    • Pictures
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  • A physician leading a woman away from her husband who has just died in bed. Etching.

    Reference
    22132i
    • Pictures
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  • A Chinese lady asleep indoors; outside, a maid stands by a willow tree. Gouache.

    Date
    [between 1800 and 1899?]
    Reference
    727410i
    Part of
    Chinese picturesque scenes with women passing the time indoors. Gouache paintings.
    • Pictures
    • Online
  • A physician informing a young woman and her mother that she is pregnant, a servant is listening at the door. Engraving by T. Holloway.

    • Holloway, Thomas, 1748-1827.
    Reference
    21798i
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