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The Consolation of Pharmacology, 2015

© 2021 Royal College of Pharmacy

Wax bust, entitled The Consolation of Pharmacology, by sculptor Eleanor Crook.

The piece depicts eighteen different conditions: scabies, impetigo, acne, stye, rhinitis, basal cell carcinoma (later stage), conjunctivitis, actinic keratoses, suppurating ear infection, annular secondary syphilis, basal cell carcinoma (early stage), cold sore, herpes simplex, warts, eczema, papillomatous warts, ringworm, and dental caries.