Etching of a young man and an older man in a cluttered shop, with a woman at left, a child at a table at right, and a moth hanging from the ceiling.

Christopher meets Dr. Aston again, etching by John Leech

An etching shows a young man in a dark coat beside an older man in breeches who holds a small object, a woman in a bonnet at left, and a child at a cluttered table at right. A moth specimen hangs from the ceiling of the shop-like room; the caption reads 'Christopher meets Dr. Aston again.'

Artist: John Leech
Date: 1848
Medium: Etchings
Source: Wellcome Collection
Size: 2791 × 4000 px

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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1848.
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

19th century 1840s 1848 etching black and white print victorian illustration mortar and pestle moth shop interior surgeon-apothecary