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Mrs Bennett, dressed in a lace cap and nightgown, afflicted with a skin disease covering most of her face and parts of her neck and chest. Another portrait of the same person (in the Wellcome Library collection, catalogue no.603109i) shows her after the disease has cleared up. Part of a collection of paintings depicting gentlefolk of Leeds with grievous illnesses.
Title
Mrs Bennett, Afflicted with a Skin Disease
Date
1818–1821
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 41.5 x W 28 cm
Accession number
603108i
Acquisition method
purchased
Work type
Painting
Inscription description
Mrs Bennett. Disease from 1818 to 1821
Wellcome Collection
183 Euston Road, London, Greater London NW1 2BE England
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