Illustration of a Syphilitic Man in Fumigation Stove

(Original Caption) "For one pleasure a thousand pains." Engraving by Jacques Laniet Receuill des Plus. Illustrates proverbs (Paris, 1659-1663). A syphilitic sits in a fumigation stove, his head only visible, an attendent is just pulling in some fresh fuel, while another heats a towel in front of the fireplace.
(Original Caption) "For one pleasure a thousand pains." Engraving by Jacques Laniet Receuill des Plus. Illustrates proverbs (Paris, 1659-1663). A syphilitic sits in a fumigation stove, his head only visible, an attendent is just pulling in some fresh fuel, while another heats a towel in front of the fireplace.
Illustration of a Syphilitic Man in Fumigation Stove
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Credit:
Bettmann / Contributor
Editorial #:
517350610
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Bettmann
Date created:
January 01, 1900
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Bettmann
Object name:
PG4588
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