Comfort to the Corns
Dublin Core
Title
Comfort to the Corns
Subject
Callosities
Gillray, James, 1756-1815
Caricatures
Etchings (prints)
Self medication
Description
Gillray, true to the form of caricature, exaggerates the size of the woman's features and the knife she uses to rid herself of corns.
Abstract
Etching of a woman cutting off corns from her foot, by James Gillray
Creator
Gillray, James, 1756-1815
Publisher
H. Humphrey
Date Created
1800
Rights
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Access Rights
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Is Part Of
Satiric Prints Collection (SA.L02.07)
Format
image
Extent
1 etching
Medium
etching (printing process) on paper; hand coloring on paper
Language
English
Identifier
DigID0002803
Provenance
Boston Medical Library
Files
Collection
Citation
Gillray, James, 1756-1815, “Comfort to the Corns,” OnView, accessed March 29, 2024, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/12996.