
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
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)
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





