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The Incurable

April 4, 1784
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Incurable
  • Artist: Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London)
  • Publisher: William Humphrey (British, 1742?–in or before 1814)
  • Subject: Charles James Fox (British, 1749–1806)
  • Subject: Dr. John Monro (British, Keny 1715–1791 Hadley)
  • Published in: London
  • Date: April 4, 1784
  • Medium: Etching
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 11 1/2 × 17 15/16 in. (29.2 × 45.6 cm)
    Plate: 9 13/16 × 12 1/16 in. (24.9 × 30.6 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Georgiana W. Sargent, in memory of John Osborne Sargent, 1924
  • Object Number: 24.63.155
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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