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Title
A Ghostly Skeleton Trying to Strangle a Sick Child; Representing Diphtheria
Medium
watercolour, gouache & pencil on paper (?)
Measurements
H 57 x W 34.9 cm
Accession number
24006i
Acquisition method
commissioned by Henry S. Wellcome, c.1912
Work type
Watercolour
Wellcome Collection
183 Euston Road, London, Greater London NW1 2BE England
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