A man barricades himself in with a panoply of protections against the cholera epidemic, the latter represented as a hag; representing an overabundance of useless advice concerning protection against cholera. Coloured etching by J.B. Wunder, c. 1832.
A man in a tall black hat and blue-red cloak stands in a stone archway lined with labelled bottles, pill boxes and jars. Behind him a gaunt, hag-like figure with wild hair reaches in, while book spines and bottles crowd the shelves.
- Artist
- Johann Benedikt Wunder
- Date
- 1832
- Medium
- Caricatures Humorous pictures Etchings
- Source
- Wellcome Collection
- Size
- 2928 × 4000 px
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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