A man stands in the center of his dressing room with an expression of pain on his face as he pulls open one of his eye lids to expose a large black speck in its center. He stands in what appears to be his dressing room, dressed in a waistcoat, nightcap, heavy stockings over his trousers, and slippers.The table is filled with medicine bottles and a vial. His clothes hang from a dresser drawer, a laundry washtub, brushes, and a bar of soap lie off to its side under the window. A blanket has been thrown on the back of the upholstered chair with castors. Small weights for lifting lie on the rug beside the chair
Description:
Title etched below image., 'Ego' is the pseudonym of M. Egerton. See British Museum catalogue., Caption below title: I wish you'd take it out. There's always something the matter with me!, Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Eye disorders., 1 print : aquatint with etching on wove paper, hand-colored ; sheet 29 x 21 cm., and Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of imprint statement from bottom edge.
