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Dropsy courting Consumption [graphic]

Creator:
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker, artist
Published / Created:
[25 October 1810]
Call Number:
Print00265
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
An obese man and a tall lean woman, symbolical figures of 'dropsy' and 'consumption', flirting outside a mausoleum; another couple promenade before a statue of Hercules in the background
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. October 25th, 1810, by Thos. Tegg, No 111 Cheapside
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain and Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Hercules (Roman mythological character)
Subject (Topic):
Tuberculosis, Ascites, Costume, Courtship, Obesity, Edema, Sculpture, Fans (Accessories), Clergy, Covered walks, and Tombs & sepulchral monuments
Found in:
Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Dropsy courting Consumption [graphic]