Cow's urine used as a medical treatment in India: a sick man is held over a cow's hindquarters, so that the cow's urine streams onto his face. Engraving after B. Picart, 1728.

  • Picart, Bernard, 1673-1733.
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[1723-1743]
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567869i
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Cow's urine used as a medical treatment in India: a sick man is held over a cow's hindquarters, so that the cow's urine streams onto his face. Engraving after B. Picart, 1728. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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[Amsterdam] : [J.F. Bernard], [1723-1743]

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1 print : engraving, with etching ; image and border 14.7 x 20.4 cm

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Malade agonisant qui reçoit sur son visage l'urine d'une vache. B. Picart del. 1728

Notes

Reversed version of the print described in record number 567855i in this catalogue

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Wellcome Collection 567869i

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