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A woman of about 40 years of age in a lace cap, wearing a dark purple dress, open to below the bosom, and a yellow shawl, her right breast surgically removed, and the wound open. Part of a collection of paintings depicting gentlefolk of Leeds with grievous illnesses.
Title
Mrs Prince, after Surgical Removal of a Breast
Date
1841
Medium
watercolour on paper (?)
Measurements
H 61.5 x W 49 cm
Accession number
603115i
Acquisition method
purchased by the Wellcome Library from Andrew Hunter Rare Books, 2004
Work type
Watercolour
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