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Hand-coloured caricature: a man in blue gestures at a pharmacy window as a pair of legs falls headfirst into a cellar door on the left.

Man reacting to a woman falling through a cellar door by a pharmacy, 1798

A hand-coloured etching of a startled man in a blue coat, yellow breeches and tricorn hat, reaching toward a pharmacy window labelled "Cordials & Compounds" while a pair of legs in white stockings protrudes headfirst from an open cellar door at left. A caption below reads "Whither my Love! Ah Whither art thou gone."

Artist
George Moutard Woodward
Date
April 28 1798
Medium
Caricatures Etchings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2928 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1798.
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

Volcanoes, Fire and Disasters18th century1790s1798caricatureetchinghand-colored printstreet scenetricorn hatpharmacygeorgian londongeorge moutard woodward

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