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Engraving of a woman in bed behind drapes, surrounded by men in wigs and coats, with small rabbits scattered on the floor.

Mary Toft (Tofts) appearing to give birth to rabbits in the presence of several surgeons and man-midwives sent from London to examine her. Etching by W. Hogarth, 1726.

A canopied bed fills the left, where a woman lies back as figures in cloaks and wigs lean over her, and a crowd of men in coats gathers at a doorway on the right. Small rabbits lie scattered across the floor, and lettered key panels below frame this fine black-line etching.

Artist
William Hogarth
Date
[22 December 1726]
Medium
Etchings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3028 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1726.
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: Mary Toft dando a luz conejos, grabado de Hogarth, 1726

Una cama con dosel ocupa la izquierda, donde una mujer yace recostada mientras figuras con capas y pelucas se inclinan sobre ella, y un grupo de hombres con casacas se reúne en una puerta a la derecha. Pequeños conejos yacen esparcidos por el suelo, y paneles con letras en la parte inferior acompañan este fino grabado a línea negra.

Português: Mary Toft dando à luz coelhos, gravura de Hogarth, 1726

Uma cama com dossel ocupa a esquerda, onde uma mulher está deitada de costas enquanto figuras com capas e perucas se debruçam sobre ela, e um grupo de homens de casacos se reúne em uma porta à direita. Pequenos coelhos estão espalhados pelo chão, e painéis com letras na parte inferior emolduram esta fina gravura de linhas pretas.