Queen Mary I touching the neck of a boy for the King's evil (scrofula). Watercolour by M.S. Lapthorn, 1911, after a watercolour, 16th. century.
- Date:
- 1911
- Reference:
- 18450i
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King's evil is also called scrofula: it can be described as a form of tuberculosis affecting the lymph glands in the neck. There is a tradition that this ailment could be cured by Royal touch. This tradition dates from the reign of Edward the Confessor
Publication/Creation
1911
Physical description
1 painting : watercolour ; image 11.7 x 8 cm
Contributors
Lettering
M. Lapthorn 1911
References note
R. Crawfurd, The king's evil, Oxford 1911, p. 68 (reproduced)
Reference
Wellcome Collection 18450i
Reproduction note
After:a watercolour in Queen Mary's manual which is housed in the library of Westminster Cathedral
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