Mrs Bennett, Afflicted with a Skin Disease

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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.

Wellcome Collection

London

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

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