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A Child with a Swollen Mouth Being Led by a Woman to Visit an Apothecary, Who Is Seated in His Laboratory

William Heath Robinson (1872–1944)

Wellcome Collection

A Child with a Swollen Mouth Being Led by a Woman to Visit an Apothecary, Who Is Seated in His Laboratory

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The child on the left sticks out its tongue for the inspection of the apothecary. The latter is immensely tall (reflecting the view of the child) and is dressed in a bizarre costume including a ruff of c.1600, a medieval tunic, and spectacles of c.1830. Around him are a mass of alchemical and pharmaceutical paraphernalia. In the right background an assistant in Tudor costume prepares a potion, while in the left background are skeletons of a narwhal and an ostrich.

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Title

A Child with a Swollen Mouth Being Led by a Woman to Visit an Apothecary, Who Is Seated in His Laboratory

Date

late 19th C–mid-20th C

Medium

pen & ink on paper (?)

Measurements

H 28.4 x W 25.1 cm

Accession number

39058i

Acquisition method

purchased by the Wellcome Library from A. J. Stirling, 1997

Work type

Drawing

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William Heath Robinson

1872–1944

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