A young man, J. Kay, afflicted with a disease which has eaten away part of his face. Oil painting, ca. 1820.

Previous title, replaced July 2021: A young man, J. Kay, afflicted with a rodent disease which has eaten away part of his face. Oil painting, ca. 1820.

A man, with a frightened expression, suffering from a disease of the face. The verso is inscribed "Cancer of the nose Mr J Kay", but as he seems to have "Hutchinson's teeth", a symptom of congenital syphilis, the inscription may be a euphemism.

1 painting : oil on canvas ; canvas 44 x 33 cm

Cancer of the nose Mr J Kay. H Lettering on verso of canvas

This work is untitled, the title has been supplied by the cataloguer.

Part of a collection of paintings depicting gentlefolk of Leeds with grievous illnesses

Wellcome Collection 603117i

Exhibited in “Diseases: Curse of the past, threat to the future” at Roemer- und Pelizaeus-Museum, Hildesheim, Germany, 1 October 2021 – 17 July 2022