M0018388: A rural physician giving an elderly woman a tablet, which she views suspiciously 1786

Previous title, replaced October 2020: A rural physician giving an elderly woman a tablet, which sh

Coloured stipple engraving by J. Cary, 1786, after H. Taylor, of a rural physician giving an elderly woman a tablet, which she views suspiciously, a younger woman stands smiling in the background. Related images: V0010620

December 1960

2 photographs sheet film negative; 12 x 16.5 cm photographic print; 11 x 16 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the item depicted in the glass plate negative: 21589i

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2022.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.