A midwife going to a labour [graphic]

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Creator:

Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker

Published / Created:

[not before 12 February 1811]

Call Number:

Folio 75 W87 807 v.2

Collection Title:

V. 2. Caricature magazine, or, Hudibrastic mirror.

Image Count:

1

Resource Type:

still image

Abstract:

"A fat elderly woman walks (left to right) over rough cobbles, in the teeth of a strong wind against a deluge of rain; her contour is global and fills the greater part of the design. She holds a lighted lantern and clutches a bottle of cordial and a b...

Description:

Title etched below image.

Publisher:

Thomas Tegg

Subject (Topic):

Midwives, Obesity, Rain, Winds, Lanterns, Bottles, Chimney sweeps, and Watchmen

Found in:

Lewis Walpole Library > A midwife going to a labour [graphic]