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Hand-coloured caricature etching of men with ailments and a smiling rider in a carriage in front of a stone building.

The refurbishment (or building) of a Lock Hospital; men with various ailments are stepping out of Pandora's box; a rich, smiling, doctor drives by in a carriage. Coloured etching by T. Williamson, 1802.

A hand-coloured etching shows a crowd of caricatured men gathered before a stone building with a small tower. A stout, seated figure with a pipe and a tub of water, a kilted Highlander, a man on crutches, and a uniformed officer with a wooden leg stand near a box on the ground. At right, a smiling man rides in a yellow carriage, and a dog gnaws at a bone nearby.

Artist
Williamson, Thomas, active approximately 1801 - approximately 1825.
Date
1 July 1802
Medium
Humorous pictures Etchings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2275 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1802.
Rights checked 2026-11-04 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: La apertura de la caja de Pandora: caricatura de un hospital, 1802

Un grabado al aguafuerte coloreado a mano muestra a un grupo de hombres caricaturizados reunidos frente a un edificio de piedra con una pequeña torre. Una figura corpulenta sentada con una pipa y una tina de agua, un escocés con falda a cuadros, un hombre con muletas y un oficial con pierna de madera se acercan a una caja en el suelo. A la derecha, un hombre sonriente viaja en un carruaje amarillo.

Português: A abertura da caixa de Pandora: caricatura de um hospital, 1802

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