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Hand-coloured caricature: a man in blue gestures at a pharmacy window as a pair of legs falls headfirst into a cellar door on the left.

A woman falling headfirst through an open cellar-door outside a pharmacy, and a man expressing his concern. Coloured etching by I. Cruikshank after G.M. Woodward, 1798.

A hand-coloured etching of a startled man in a blue coat, yellow breeches and tricorn hat, reaching toward a pharmacy window labelled "Cordials & Compounds" while a pair of legs in white stockings protrudes headfirst from an open cellar door at left. A caption below reads "Whither my Love! Ah Whither art thou gone."

Artist
George Moutard Woodward
Date
April 28 1798
Medium
Caricatures Etchings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2928 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1798.
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: Hombre reaccionando a una mujer que cae por una trampilla frente a una farmacia, 1798

Un aguafuerte coloreado a mano muestra a un hombre sobresaltado con casaca azul, calzón amarillo y sombrero de tres picos, extendiendo la mano hacia una vitrina de farmacia con el rótulo "Cordials & Compounds", mientras un par de piernas con medias blancas asoma de cabeza por una trampilla abierta a la izquierda. Debajo, un texto dice "Whither my Love! Ah Whither art thou gone."

Português: Homem reagindo a uma mulher caindo por uma porta de porão em frente a uma farmácia, 1798

Uma gravura em metal colorida à mão mostra um homem assustado, com casaca azul, calção amarelo e chapéu de três bicos, estendendo o braço em direção a uma vitrine de farmácia com a placa "Cordials & Compounds", enquanto um par de pernas de meias brancas despenca de cabeça por uma porta de porão aberta à esquerda. Abaixo, uma legenda diz "Whither my Love! Ah Whither art thou gone."

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