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Title
A Woman in Labour in the Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, with a Pained Expression on Her Face Lying Back on a Bed with Her Knees Wide and Her Pregnant Bump on Display
Date
1987
Medium
pencil on paper
Measurements
H 21.6 x W 28 cm
Accession number
3329265i.18
Acquisition method
acquired from Heather Spears by the Wellcome Library, c.2005
Work type
Drawing
Signature/marks description
Signed and dated: "Heather Spears 27/01/87"
Wellcome Collection
183 Euston Road, London, Greater London NW1 2BE England
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