A man very ill in bed, his doctor recommends sending for his wife; the patient sees this as extreme action. Wood engraving, 1873.

[London], 1873.

1 print : wood engraving

Desperate! Lettering continues: 'Medical man: "I think - perhaps - you might - drop a line, and have your wife up." Patient: "O, Doctor, you're always for such extreme measures!!"'

Artist's monogram indistinct

Wellcome Collection 13809i