A pale lady of rank, representing sickness, visits a country dwelling and receives a drink of ass's (donkey's) milk from the milkmaid, representing health. Coloured stipple engraving by T. Gaugain after W. Redmore Bigg.

  • Bigg, William Redmore, 1755-1828.
Date:
[between 1790 and 1799?]
Reference:
40315i
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Description

The lady representing sickness is coloured only with the white of the paper and the grey of the printing ink, giving her a pale (tuberculous?) appearance, whereas the milkmaid is coloured in watercolour and has red cheeks indicating health

Publication/Creation

[between 1790 and 1799?]

Physical description

1 print : stipple, with watercolour ; image 55.4 x 45.3 cm

Contributors

Lettering

Health and sickness. Painted by W.R. Bigg, A. ; Engraved by T. Gaugain.

Reference

Wellcome Collection 40315i

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