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Mrs Prince, after Surgical Removal of a Breast

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Mrs Prince, after Surgical Removal of a Breast

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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.

Wellcome Collection

London

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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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183 Euston Road, London, Greater London NW1 2BE England

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