Hand-coloured 1832 etching of a man in a blue cloak and hat standing in a doorway lined with bottles, shoes and boxes, with a German caption below.

Man in Blue Cloak Guarding Against Cholera, c. 1832

A man in a blue cloak and black hat stands in a stone-framed doorway, with bottles on a shelf above him and shoes, boxes and a stool around him. The hand-coloured etching shows a faint figure behind him and a German caption below, and is dated around 1832.

Artist: Johann Benedikt Wunder
Date: 1832
Medium: Caricatures Humorous pictures Etchings
Source: Wellcome Collection
Size: 3056 × 4000 px

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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1832.
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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