A sick, emaciated man visiting a physician and pulling on the bell-rope at his front door; representing France as a sick person seeking a sound constitution. Colour line block by Lefman after A. Gill, 1873.
- Gill, André, 1840-1885.
- Date:
- 21 Décembre 1873
- Reference:
- 657985i
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About this work
Description
By the physician's front door is a plaque with the name "Dr Médecin"
Publication/Creation
Paris (Bureaux 16, rue du Croissant, 16) : [L'Eclipse], 21 Décembre 1873.
Physical description
1 print : colour line block ; image and border 35.5 x 26.2 cm
Contributors
Lettering
Triste situation, par Gill. A la recherche d'une bonne Constitution. And. Gill. Lefman sc. L'Eclipse ...
References note
Jean Adhémar and Jacques Lethève, Inventaire du fonds français après 1800, Bibliothèque nationale, Département des estampes, tome neuvième, Paris 1955, pp. 122-123, André Gill, no. 41 ('41. Dessins dans l'Eclipse, 1873: … Triste situation, à la recherche d'une bonne constitution …')
Reference
Wellcome Collection 657985i
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Location Status Access Closed stores