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Images about Hypochondriasis

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  • A hypochondriac at home with his anxious nurse. Wood engraving.
  • Le malade imaginaire: Argan, a hypochondriac, complaining of his ailments to his nurse. Pen and ink drawing by L. Frölich, 1859.
  • A seated hypochondriac shivering in front of a fire and surrounded by pills. Coloured aquatint by A. Atkinson, 1819.
  • Six scenes narrating the fuss caused by a man's progression from minor cold to supposed major illness and then sudden recovery. Etching by J. Lisle after himself.
  • Tabitha Grunt a hypochondriac who appears to suffer from many illnesses, consulting a bemused looking doctor. Coloured reproduction of an etching after G. Cruikshank, 1813.
  • Our motto is "curative" : The Magnetic Pill (patented) tonic and aperient / Darlow and Fairfax.
  • A young woman dabs her eye as her mother looks askance; she suspects the onset of cholera. Coloured lithograph, c. 1832.
  • The characters (in silhouette) from Molière's play 'Le malade imaginaire'. Process print.
  • A married couple who have begun physically to resemble each other. Drawing, c. 1794.
  • Seven medical conditions humourously illustrated. Reproduction of an etching.

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