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Coloured lithograph of a bearded man in a dark hat offering a small bottle to a reclining young woman in a window alcove.

A Physician Offering Medicine to a Young Female Patient

A coloured lithograph set in an arched stone window. A young woman in a blue bodice and gold skirt reclines on a yellow cushion while a bearded man in a dark hat and coat holds up a small bottle. A medicine bottle and a cup sit on a red-draped sill beside them.

Artist
Canon, Jean-Louis, 1809-1892.
Date
1853
Medium
Lithographs
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3135 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1853.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

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