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Scene in a domestic interior with children watching as a woman is treated using an electrotherapeutic machine
Oil on canvas painting depicting a scene in a domestic interior with a woman, seated on an armchair, being treated with the application of electricity as a cure for a headache, probably by a quack doctor. The painting is signed with the initials by David Henry Friston and dates from c.1865-1870. The gilt wooden frame is thought to be original to the painting and to date from 1865-70. Gilt wood pic…
Creator
- David Henry Friston
- David Henry Friston
Subject
- doors
- mirrors
- David Henry Friston
- wall treatments
- pictures
- clocks
- ornaments
- images of living rooms
- Images of homes
- …
- David Henry Friston
Type of item
- PhysicalObject
Creator
- David Henry Friston
- David Henry Friston
Subject
- doors
- mirrors
- David Henry Friston
- wall treatments
- pictures
- clocks
- ornaments
- images of living rooms
- Images of homes
- …
- David Henry Friston
Type of item
- PhysicalObject
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Temporal
- c.1865-1870 c.1865-70 Victorian (1837-1901)
Places
- England
- England
- United Kingdom
Identifier
- http://www.geffrye-museum.org.uk/collections/search-the-collections/item-detail/?id=O6084
Format
- painting
- Art of painting
Language
- en-GB
Is part of
- Geffrye Museum Collection
Providing country
- United Kingdom