Toothache and its cure; five vignettes. Ink drawing by Charles Weld, 1838.

  • Weld, Charles Richard, 1813-1869.
Date:
1838
Reference:
643343i
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Description

A man in bed with devils spearing his teeth; a tooth with a devil in its root; the man with a swollen mouth; the man attending a dentist, Mr Parkinson (his name is on name plaque on door); the dentist drawing the tooth

Publication/Creation

1838.

Physical description

1 drawing : pen and ink and grey wash ; sheet 25.2 x 20 cm

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'Tis gone and for ever! the tooth that was aching, which kept me so many nights sleepless in bed; Old Parkinson pulled it clean out without breaking, and now I've got rid of the pains in my head. Moore's Irish melodies, song 69. Inscribed on recto in pencil by later hand: "By Chas Weld, 1838". On verso, extensive text in ink

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Wellcome Collection 643343i

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