A young soldier tells his fellow soldiers he can tell if a woman has syphilis by looking at her. An army doctor is called into the barracks to disabuse him
"A fat old woman leans back in an armchair, her left leg thrust forward. She pulls up her petticoat to display the bare leg, on which is a running sore, to an aged doctor (right), who bends over it, holding his spectacles to his eyes. Her desperate pl...
Description:
Title from text below image.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Prostitution, Skin, Diseases, Courtesans, Physicians, Candles, Eyeglasses, and Obesity
A sailor sits on the ground outside a house from which a man (doctor) emerges to offer assistance. He has an amused look on his face as he holds his broken peg leg. One of his two companions puts up his hand to hold off the assistance of the doctor as...
Alternative Title:
Carpenter the best surgeon
Description:
Title engraved below image.
Publisher:
Published 24th Feby. 1800, by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street, London
Subject (Geographic):
England.
Subject (Topic):
Accidents, Carpenters, Dogs, Peg legs, Physicians, British, and Sailors
