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Caricature on a newspaper cover of a man in a feathered headdress and red waistcoat raising a tooth and cane, with a caption below.

A French politician as a quack doctor wearing a feathered head-dress, holding a tooth and staff in the air and exclaiming to an audience that it is better to extract than to cure. Colour wood engraving (?) by Lefman after A. Gill, 1873.

A colour-printed newspaper cover shows a caricatured man in a dark coat and red waistcoat, wearing a tall feathered headdress, raising a large tooth in one hand and a cane in the other. He strides forward with his mouth open, gesturing to an audience, while a caption beneath reads 'Arrachez! ne guérissez pas!' Printed text surrounds the central drawing.

Artist
André Gill
Date
Dimanche 14 Decembre 1873
Medium
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2575 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1873.
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

Español: Caricatura política: charlatán dentista con diente y bastón, L'Eclipse 1873

La portada de un periódico impreso en color muestra a un hombre caricaturizado con abrigo oscuro y chaleco rojo, con un alto tocado de plumas, levantando un gran diente en una mano y un bastón en la otra. Avanza con la boca abierta y gesticula hacia el público; bajo la imagen aparece el texto 'Arrachez! ne guérissez pas!'.

Português: Caricatura política: charlatão dentista com dente e bengala, L'Eclipse 1873

A capa de um jornal impresso em cores mostra um homem caricaturado, com casaco escuro e colete vermelho, usando um alto adorno de penas, erguendo um grande dente em uma mão e uma bengala na outra. Ele avança de boca aberta, gesticulando para a plateia; sob o desenho aparece a legenda 'Arrachez! ne guérissez pas!'.