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Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (NLM)
Title:
A pair of Wirtembergs or the little Wiltshire dentist easing Faro's little daughter of the tooth-ache / Cruikshank del.
Creator:
Cruikshank, Isaac, 1756?-1811?, engraver.
Subject (Genre):
Caricatures
Subject (MeSH Term):
Tooth Extraction
Subject (MeSH Term):
Obesity
Subject (MeSH Term):
Gambling
Subject (MeSH Term):
History, 18th Century
Subject (MeSH Term):
Famous Persons
Subject (Geographic Name):
England
Publication Information:
London : Published by J.W. Fores, July 6, 1797.
Publication Country:
England
Copyright Statement:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain.
Order No.:
A021928
Physical Description:
1 print : engraving, color ; 40 x 28 cm.
Image Description:
Subject: A stout woman (Lady Buckinghamshire), seated, recoils in fear from an equally stout dentist who stands before her, left hand on her chin and holding a dental instrument in his right hand. In fact, a satire on gambling among English aristocracy.
Note (General):
Old Negative no. 67-383
Note (General):
Engraved by Isaac Cruikshank. Cf. George.
Cited in:
George VII, no. 9081
Language:
eng
Restrictions on Access:
HMD provides access to digital images in lieu of originals when electronic copies exist. Access to originals may require advance notice. Please see HMD Reference Librarian for more information.
Source of Acquisition:
Purchase; 1965.
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Call Number:
WZ 336 C96 no. 1 sol
Record UI:
101393512

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