M0010383: "Comfort in the Gout", Thomas Rowlandson, 1785

Previous title, replaced February 2021: A gouty man seeking comfort in licentious surroundings. Colo

Coloured etching by Thomas Rowlandson, 1785 depicting an obese man with a bandaged foot being served food and wine by two women and a liveried servant. Related images: V0010856

07 January 1948

2 photographs glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm sheet film negative; 10 x 12.5 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the item depicted in the glass plate negative: 10512i

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2021.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.