A Going! A Going!!!

A Going! A Going!!!

Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Author(s):
Newton, Richard, 1777-1798, artist
Contributor(s):
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, artist
Publication:
[London] : Thos. Tegg, [1813]
Language(s):
English
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Aged
Death
Physicians
Therapeutics
Genre(s):
Caricatures
Abstract:
A dying man, sitting in a chair, is visited by his physician who assures him that he will soon be cured of his "earthly infirmitys" [sic]; medicine bottles crowd the window sill; a concerned looking old woman stands in the doorway.
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Extent:
1 print : 27 x 39 cm.
Technique:
etching, color
NLM Unique ID:
101393308 (See catalog record)
NLM Image ID:
A021664
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101393308