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Coloured caricature etching: a furry brown beast stands center, a blue serpent coils around a man by a fire, and a doctor writes at a desk.

Ague & Fever: caricature of a fur-covered fever beast

A hairy, spiky brown creature with outstretched arms stands in the centre of a draped room, while a long blue serpent-like monster coils around a seated man by the fireplace. At right, a wigged man in a pink coat writes at a desk.

Artist
Dunthorne, James, active 1780-1792.
Date
29 March 1788
Medium
Caricatures Etchings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2958 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1788.
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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