The Tooth-Ache, or, Torment & Torture

Thomas Rowlandson British
Publisher John Fairburn British

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A woman, who has called upon a village practitioner for a toothache, sits in a chair at center, while he places his finger in her mouth. His assistant brings him a pair of horse pliers at left. Another woman waits in the background at left, clenching her mouth in agony.

The Tooth-Ache, or, Torment & Torture, Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London), Hand-colored etching; reprint

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