Mrs Prince, after surgical removal of a breast. Watercolour, 1841.
- Date:
- 1841
- Reference:
- 603115i
- Part of:
- Gentlefolk of Leeds afflicted with disease.
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A woman of about 40 years of age in a lace cap, wearing a dark purple dress, open to below the bosom, and a yellow shawl, her right breast surgically removed, the wound open
Publication/Creation
1841.
Physical description
1 painting : watercolour ; sheet 61.5 x 49 cm
Lettering
Cancer of the breast. Mrs. Prince, Cobourgh Street Leeds, 1840-1
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Reference
Wellcome Collection 603115i
Notes
Part of a collection of paintings depicting gentlefolk of Leeds with grievous illnesses
Exhibitions note
Exhibited in "Cancer Revolution: Science, Innovation and Hope" at the Science and Industry Museum, Manchester, 22 October 2021 - 27 March 2022, and the Science Museum 25 May 2022 - 31 January 2023
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