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  • A terrified patient misunderstanding his doctor. Reproduction of a drawing after G.S. Dixon, 1924.
  • Two doctors discussing a patient who has a fever and a great thirst, the patient overhears and promises to cure the thirst if they can deal with the fever. Wood engraving by C. Keene, 1882.
  • A man visiting a health resort with his limbs immobilized is watching a wasp flying near him; bath tub in the background. Etching, 1869.
  • One hundred demons stirring by night. Colour woodcut by Gyokuen, 1860s.
  • A doctor inserts a barometer, instead of a thermometer, in a patient's backside: his condition reads "Set fair". Colour process print after J-A. Faivre, 1902.
  • Singapore: a police officer clearing two race-goers from the racecourse. Pen and ink drawing by J. Taylor, 1881.
  • Mediaeval torturers torture a gout-sufferer; representing the view attributed to Fabricius von Hilden that gout could be cured by torture. Colour process print after D.T. de Losques, 1910.
  • Many unemployed doctors sitting by the roadside waiting for a possible road accident and some work. Wood engraving by L. Wood, 1907.
  • A man reads a book while his wife cuts his toenails. Coloured etching after G. Piattoli, c. 1800.
  • A monster representing an influenza virus hitting a man over the head as he sits in his armchair. Pen and ink drawing by E. Noble, c. 1918.

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    A hypochondriac tells her doctor that she has a pain in her heart whilst clutching the wrong side of her chest. Reproduction of a drawing after Beauchamp, 1932.

    Beauchamp, active 1927. | Date: 1932 | Reference: 15508i
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    A barber is asked to shave a man who has no facial hair. Etching by Phiz (Hablot K. Browne).

    Browne, Hablot Knight, 1815-1882. | Date: 1844 | Reference: 30634i
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    Two physicians outside the bedroom of a desperately sick man: each physician invites the other to enter first. Coloured lithograph by J.B., 18--.

    | Date: [approximately 1824?] | Reference: 659145i
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    An ignorant young doctor telling poverty-stricken people to feed and look after their children properly. Wood engraving after G. Du Maurier.

    Du Maurier, George, 1834-1896. | Reference: 15684i
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    A sequence of eight images showing men shaving. Coloured etching, 1796, by G.M. Woodward after himself.

    Woodward, G. M. (George Moutard), approximately 1760-1809. | Date: 16 April 1796 | Reference: 30918i

Related topics

Physician and patient
Physicians
House furnishings
Nurses
Sick
Barbers
Patients
Dentist and patient
Enema
Costume - France

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