"It's too late, Dr., ye are."

Item Information

Title:
"It's too late, Dr., ye are."
Description:
The obstetrical scene depict is dated November 30, 1864. Dr. S. W. Abbott, a former surgeon with the 1st Massachusetts Cavalry, stated in 1893 that Sargent drew this while in camp in front of Petersburg. Nine days afterward he was killed by a Confederate shell while in command of his regiment in an action near Bellfield, Va. A drawing by Lucius Manlius Sargent.
Creator:
Sargent, Lucius Manlius
Date:
November 30, 1864
Location:
Center for the History of Medicine (Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine)
Collection (local):
Boston Medical Library Art and Artifact Collection
Series:
Boston Medical Library Art and Artifact Collection
Subjects:
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Medical care
Extent:
1 drawing
Link to Item:
http://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/6059
Terms of Use:
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Notes:
Gift of S.W. Abbott, M.D., to the Boston Medical Library, 1893.
Identifier:
DigID0001535