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Title	Fever, represented as a frenzied beast, stands racked in the centre of a room, while a blue monster, representing ague, ensnares his victim by the fireside; a doctor writes prescriptions to the right. Coloured etching by T. Rowlandson after J. Dunthorne, 1788.
Imprint	[London] (50, Poland St.) : T. Rowlandson, 29 March 1788.

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Physical description	1 print : etching, with watercolour ; platemark 41.6 x 56.1 cm
References	British Museum, Catalogue of political and personal satires, vol. VI, London 1938, no. 7448
Cite as	Wellcome Library no. 18068i
Lettering	Ague & fever. "And feel by turns the bitter change of fierce extremes, extremes by change more fierce". Milton. Designed by James Dunthorne. Etched by T. Rowlandson
Author, etc.	Dunthorne, James, active 1780-1792.
	Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827.
	Milton, John, 1608-1674.
Topic-LCSH	Fever.
	Change.
	Body temperature.
	Body fluids.
	Physicians.
	Medicine -- Formulae, receipts, prescriptions.
	Human behavior -- Animal models.
	Monsters.
	Sick.
Genre/Technique	Caricatures.
	Etchings.
Copy photo no.	V 11978
	L 12192
System no.	.b11759471
Record no.	18068i