M0011783: Reproduction of an aquatint by T. Rowlandson with lettering "Amputation" underneath, 1793

Previous title, replaced May 2022: 'Amputation'

Reproduction of an aquatint by T. Rowlandson with lettering "Amputation" underneath the illustration. The original aquatint is described asFive surgeons participating in the amputation of a man's leg while another oversees them and states that it was published in 1793. The M series register has the date listed as 1785.

1951

9 photographs glass plate negative, sheet film negatives, slide transparencies; range in size from 5 x 5 cm to 12 x 16.5 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the item depicted in the glass plate negative: 11636i

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2022.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.