A pregnant woman receives an abortifacient draught from a peasant "wise woman"; she falls ill but the physician cannot save her life; her funeral is attended by her family and neighbours. Colour lithograph by S. I︠a︡guzhinskiĭ, 1925.

  • I︠A︡guzhinskiĭ, S.
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[1925?]
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668010i
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A pregnant woman receives an abortifacient draught from a peasant "wise woman"; she falls ill but the physician cannot save her life; her funeral is attended by her family and neighbours. Colour lithograph by S. I︠a︡guzhinskiĭ, 1925. In copyright. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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[Leningrad] : Izdanie Otdela Okhrany Materinstva i Mladenchestva NKZ, [1925?] (Leningrad (Pr.s Aleksandr. 10) : Lit. Goskart Fabr. Narkomfina)

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1 print : lithograph, printed in colours ; image and border 50.2 x 67.5 cm

Lettering

Vykidysh, proizvedennyĭ babkoĭ ili akusherkoĭ, ne tol'ko kalechit zhenshchinu, no chasto vedet k smerti. U povitukhi. Posledstvi︠︡ia vykidysha. Vsi︠a︡kiĭ vykidysh vreden. Babka i akucherka, proizvod︠︡iashchai︠a︡ vykidysh, sovershaet prestuplenie. Smert' ot vykidysha. S. I︠A︡guzhinskiĭ 1925. ... Khudozhestvenna︠i︠a︡ redak︠︡t︠s︡i︠︡i︠a︡, A.A. Ioffa. A.I. Position of lettering: (below left scene) "U povitukhi"; (below right scene) "Posledstvi︠︡ia vykidysha". Left of funeral: "Vsi︠a︡kiĭ vykidysh vreden." Right of funeral: "Babka i akucherka, proizvod︠︡iashchai︠a︡ vykidysh, sovershaet prestuplenie." Below funeral: "Smert ot vydiysha." Bears censor's registration number: Leningradskiĭ Gublit No. 11301

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Tirazh 30.000 eks.

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Wellcome Collection 668010i

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