A comparison between cowpox and smallpox pustules from the 3rd to 20th day of each disease. Coloured etching by W. Skelton after W. Cuff, ca. 1800.

  • Cuff, William.
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Previous title, replaced January 2024 : A comparison between vaccinated (cowpox) and smallpox pustules from the 3rd to 20th day of the disease. Coloured etching by W. Skelton after W. Cuff.

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"J.C. McVail claimed in 1896 that Jenner's plates represent the cowpox pustule precisely, and in 1798 showed a condition never seen before, providing direct evidence for the originality and truth of Jenner's work"--Lefanu, loc. cit., 1985

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1 print : etching in sanguine, with watercolour ; platemark 27.1 x 21.8 cm

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Cowpox. Smallpox. 3rd day. 6th 8th 10th 12th 14th 18th & 20th. Willm Cuff del. Willm Skelton sculp.

References note

W. R. Le Fanu, A bio-bibliography of Edward Jenner, 1749-1823, London 1951. pp. 55-56, plate C
W. R. Le Fanu, A bio-bibliography of Edward Jenner, 1749-1823, second edition, London 1985, pp. 65-67, plate C

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