A doctor asking a child patient if he would like to follow a career in medicine when he was older, the child's mother retorts that he couldn't as he was unable to do anybody any harm. Wood engraving by C. Shepperson?, 1910.

  • Shepperson, Claude A. (Claude Allin), 1867-1921.
Date:
1910
Reference:
15379i
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Dialogue includes: Physician. "And would you like to be a doctor, Jack?" Mother (while Jack is still hesitating). "No, no! The dear boy couldn't hurt a fly!"

Publication/Creation

[London], 1910.

Physical description

1 print : wood engraving ; border 14 x 18 cm

Lettering

Shepperson.

Reference

Wellcome Collection 15379i

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