A sick man stranded on the toilet after taking a laxative. Coloured etching by J. Gillray, 1804, after J. Sneyd.

  • Sneyd, John
Date:
28 January 1804
Reference:
12043i
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A sick man stranded on the toilet after taking a laxative. Coloured etching by J. Gillray, 1804, after J. Sneyd. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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London (St James's Street) : H. Humphrey, 28 January 1804.

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1 print : etching, with watercolour ; image 23.8 x 18.4 cm

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Brisk - cathartic.

Notes

One of a set of studies in facial expression, all with the same imprint

References note

British Museum, Catalogue of political and personal satires, vol. VIII, London 1947, no. 10305

Reference

Wellcome Collection 12043i

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