Doctors Differ

Publisher S. W. Fores British

November 28, 1785

Not on view

A melee of wigged doctors with two opponents engaged in fisticuffs in the foreground, one astride a figure fallen onto his back on the floor. Two other figures fight in the right background, and a row of seated figures is visible in the left background, and a figure standing on a stool at left.

Artwork Details

Title: Doctors Differ
Artist: After Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London)
Publisher: S. W. Fores (London)
Date: November 28, 1785
Medium: Hand-colored stipple engraving
Dimensions: Sheet: 5 9/16 × 7 5/8 in. (14.2 × 19.4 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
Object Number: 59.533.112
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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