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Etching of a swollen bare foot with a small clawed demon with a curling tail biting its instep, titled The Gout.

A swollen and inflamed foot: gout is represented by an attacking demon. Etching, 1835, after J. Gillray, 1799.

A large, swollen bare foot fills the lower half of the composition, its toes splayed and skin shaded with fine hatching. A small winged demon with a curling tail and clawed limbs clings to the instep, biting at the flesh.

Artist
James Gillray
Date
1 August 1835
Medium
Caricatures Etchings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3125 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, grabado

Un pie descalzo, grande e hinchado, ocupa la mitad inferior de la composición, con los dedos separados y la piel sombreada con trazos finos. Un pequeño demonio alado, de cola enroscada y extremidades con garras, se aferra al empeine y muerde la carne.

Português: A gota: pé inchado atacado por um demônio, gravura

Um pé descalço, grande e inchado, ocupa a metade inferior da composição, com os dedos afastados e a pele sombreada por hachuras finas. Um pequeno demônio alado, de cauda enrolada e membros com garras, agarra-se ao peito do pé e morde a carne.