Teeth drawn with a Touch.
DateApril 15, 1773
Publisher
William Humphrey
Maker
James Wilson
(1760 - 1780 fl. ca.)
OriginEngland, London
MediumBlack and white mezzotint engraving
DimensionsOH: 13 5/8" x OW: 9 3/4"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1956-287
DescriptionThe lower margin reads: "Wilson del. et fec.t/ Teeth drawn with a Touch./ Publish'd April 15.th 1773, by W. Humphrey, in S.t Martins Lane."Label TextA Macaroni dentist visits a portly gentleman, in a fashionable drawing room, for the purpose of extracting a tooth. The dentist is dressed in full coat, lace cuffs and a wig with tail. The gentleman being relieved of a tooth is in pain. His wig is dislodged showing part of his head, and he is sweating. A maid leans on a stool with her hands on a table, in the background, watching this operation.
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