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Cham, 1819-1879

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  • An armless veteran of the Hôtel des Invalides is hired as a guide for visitors, in order that he take no money from them. Coloured lithograph by Cham.
  • A doctor is delighted at confronting a full-blown case of cholera. Coloured lithograph by Cham, c. 1845.
  • A soldier confiscates a baby from its mother in the night, because the baby has violated the curfew. Coloured lithograph by Cham.
  • Two maids confer on whether to 'refresh' a sick man even further by putting cold water into his enema. Lithograph by Cham, c. 1840.
  • A fool is writing an insult on the pedestal of a statue of Hippocrates. Lithograph by Cham, 1862.
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    An armless veteran of the Hôtel des Invalides is hired as a guide for visitors, in order that he take no money from them. Coloured lithograph by Cham.

    Cham, 1819-1879. | Date: [1864] | Reference: 16808i
    Part of: Actulités
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    Two maids confer on whether to 'refresh' a sick man even further by putting cold water into his enema. Lithograph by Cham, c. 1840.

    Cham, 1819-1879. | Reference: 16466i
    Part of: Miroir Caricatural
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    A boy smokes a cigar given him by a Prussian soldier; a furious Frenchman kicks his behind. Lithograph, c. 1870, after A-C-H. Cham.

    Cham, 1819-1879. | Date: 1870 | Reference: 24971i
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    A soldier confiscates a baby from its mother in the night, because the baby has violated the curfew. Coloured lithograph by Cham.

    Cham, 1819-1879. | Reference: 16811i
    Part of: Actualités
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    A ward in a military hospital showing two convalescents and two bed-ridden patients. Wood engraving after Cham, 1870.

    Cham, 1819-1879. | Date: 1870 | Reference: 18608i
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