A comparison between cowpox and smallpox pustules from the 3rd to 20th day of each disease. Coloured etching by W. Skelton after W. Cuff, ca. 1800.

Cowpox pustules from the sixth to the eighteenth days of the disease. Watercolour by W. Cuff, 1801.

An arm with a vaccine pustule. Coloured etching by W. Cuff and W. Skelton after E. Pearce.

An arm with three smallpox pustules. Coloured etching by W. Cuff and W. Skelton after E. Pearce.

A smallpox pustule on the eighth day of the disease. Watercolour by W. Cuff, 1800.

A comparison between a cowpox and smallpox pustule on the eighth day of the disease. Watercolour by W. Cuff.

An arm with inflamed vaccine pustule. Coloured etching by W. Cuff and W. Skelton after E. Pearce.

A vaccinated pustule. Coloured etching by Burke after W. Cuff.

1 print : etching in sanguine, with watercolour ; platemark 27.1 x 20.9 cm

1 print : etching in sanguine, with watercolour ; platemark 27.1 x 21.8 cm

Galleries and Reading Room

Library

Shop

Café

It's not possible to book tickets for events at present due to a problem with the ticketing system. We're working to fix it. You can still search and check information about events but please try again later if you want to book a ticket.

We're running paid user research studies to improve Wellcome Collection online

Take part in research

The archives landing page, archive category pages, and the 'Browse archives' link on the archive card list.

A 'Browse other types of archives' section.

Archive browsing

Archive collection level pages, plus the archive collection treatment on the work page and in search results.

The catalogue API's shortDescription is shown on the archive collection hero and in search results.

Archive collection

Clicking an image opens its details in a sidebar instead of a modal, with the selected image highlighted in the grid.

Updated image results grid and a re-sizable viewing pane.

Larger thumbnail, plus key information and onward journey in the sidebar.

Image sidebar preview

The three thematic browsing category pages (subjects, people & organisations, types & techniques) become accessible.

Subject sub-category pages become accessible, and the subjects category page gains a sub-category menu.

Cuff, William.

Images from the collections

Images by Cuff, William.

Works from the collections

A vaccinated pustule. Coloured etching by Burke after W. Cuff.

A smallpox pustule on the eighth day of the disease. Watercolour by W. Cuff, 1800.

An arm with a vaccine pustule. Coloured etching by W. Cuff and W. Skelton after E. Pearce.

An arm with three smallpox pustules. Coloured etching by W. Cuff and W. Skelton after E. Pearce.

A comparison between cowpox and smallpox pustules from the 3rd to 20th day of each disease. Coloured etching by W. Skelton after W. Cuff, ca. 1800.

Frequent collaborators

Cuff, William.

Images from the collections

Images by Cuff, William.

Works from the collections

A vaccinated pustule. Coloured etching by Burke after W. Cuff.

A smallpox pustule on the eighth day of the disease. Watercolour by W. Cuff, 1800.

An arm with a vaccine pustule. Coloured etching by W. Cuff and W. Skelton after E. Pearce.

An arm with three smallpox pustules. Coloured etching by W. Cuff and W. Skelton after E. Pearce.

A comparison between cowpox and smallpox pustules from the 3rd to 20th day of each disease. Coloured etching by W. Skelton after W. Cuff, ca. 1800.

Frequent collaborators

Related topics