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1. The dry gripes, or, The comforts of a hot summer [graphic].
- Creator:
- Williams, Charles, active 1797-1830, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [12 January 1801?]
- Call Number:
- Print00233
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "In a plainly furnished room a whole family suffers. An elderly 'cit' and a skinny old woman register acute discomfort. Between their chairs is a round table on which is a dish of cherries and currants. A stout maidservant (left) drinks from a bottle she has taken from a store-cupboard. A little boy, a cat, and a dog are afflicted. A door opens into a bedroom (right) where a little girl relieves herself; another tries to kick her from her seat. On the wall are three shelves of books, among them 'Family Bible' and 'Family Phisician'. A magpie is in a wicker cage."--British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- Comforts of a hot summer
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Printmaker identified as Charles Williams in the British Museum catalogue., Probably etched after a design by G.M. Woodward. For a drawing by Woodward of a similar scene, see Yale Medical Library call number: Print00232., Year of publication suggested in the British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Publisher's advertisement following title: Folios of caracatures [sic] lent out for the evening.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. Jany. 12th, 1881 [sic], by S.W. Fores, 50 Piccadilly
- Subject (Topic):
- Diarrhea, Eating & drinking, Cherries, Berries, Families, Sick persons, Stomach aches, Defecation, Dogs, Cats, Birdcages, and Bookcases
- Found in:
- Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > The dry gripes, or, The comforts of a hot summer [graphic].
