Visiting the Sick

Visiting the Sick

Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Author(s):
Gillray, James, 1756-1815 artist
Publication:
[London] : H. Humphrey, July 28, 1806
Language(s):
English
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Gout
Politics
Patients
United Kingdom
Genre(s):
Caricature
Abstract:
Interior scene: a man, slumped in a chair, is attended to by a Bishop, a woman draped with a vail, and other men; in the left foreground, a woman has fainted and a man is holding a bottle under her nose; through a doorway others have gathered.
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Extent:
1 print : 35 x 46 cm.
Technique:
etching
NLM Unique ID:
101393190 (See catalog record)
NLM Image ID:
A021547
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101393190