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| Caption | A local doctor asking a mother what career she thinks her son will pursue, she insists he is going to be butcher due to his love of animals and the time he spends at the slaughter-house. Wood engraving by B Partridge, 1899. Village doctor. "And what do you intend to make of this little man, Mrs Brisket?" Proud mother. "Butcher. Sir. 'E's bound to be a butcher. Why, 'e's that fond o' animals, we can 'ardly keep 'im out o' the slaughter'ouse!". Created 1899. Slaughtering and slaughter-houses. Butchers. Vocational interests. Country life. Contributors: Bernard Partridge (1861–). Work ID: gg4puygy. |
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| Creator | see caption |
| Artwork medium | wood engraving |
| Credit | Wellcome Collection |
| Terms of use | Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) |
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