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Hand-coloured etching of a swollen pale foot on a green cushion, with a black demon with a tail clawing at the big toe.

A swollen and inflamed foot: gout is represented as an attacking demon. Coloured etching, 1835, after J. Gillray, 1799.

A hand-coloured etching shows a pale, swollen foot resting on a green cushion, with a small black winged demon clawing at its big toe. Pink and green washes fill the background and cushion, and hatched lines model the swollen flesh. Printed text reads "The Gout" below the image.

Artist
James Gillray
Date
1 August 1835
Medium
Caricatures Etchings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3102 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1835.
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: La gota: pie hinchado atacado por un demonio

Un grabado al aguafuerte coloreado a mano muestra un pie pálido e hinchado sobre un cojín verde, con un pequeño demonio negro con cola que araña el dedo gordo. Lavados rosados y verdes llenan el fondo y el cojín, y las líneas rayadas modelan la carne inflamada. El texto impreso "The Gout" aparece debajo.

Português: A gota: pé inchado atacado por um demônio

Uma gravura em metal colorida à mão mostra um pé pálido e inchado apoiado em uma almofada verde, com um pequeno demônio negro de cauda atacando o dedão. Aguadas rosa e verde preenchem o fundo e a almofada, e linhas hachuradas modelam a carne inflamada. O texto impresso "The Gout" aparece abaixo da imagem.