Gallery›Wellcome Collection›Syphilis; primary sore (chancre) on penis, 19th C
Syphilis; primary sore (chancre) on penis, 19th C
Wellcome Collection

Syphilis; primary sore (chancre) on penis, 19th C

Christopher D'Alton

CC0 — Public Domain
Wellcome Collection

Pencil with watercolour drawing showing a sore or chancre on the penis of a man suffering from syphilis, at the Royal Free Hospital, London. A chancre is the primary sore of syphilis, a painless indurated, eroded papule, occurring at the site of entry of the infection.

🔒
Order museum-quality prints

Sign in to order prints, canvas, and more of this work. Browsing and full-resolution downloads stay free.

More from Wellcome Collection

A river with clumped papyrus grass (Cyperus papyrus) and a rowing boat. Lithograph after J. Allan, c.1843.
Wellcome Collection
A river with clumped papyrus grass (Cyperus papyrus) and a rowing boat. Lithograph after J. Allan, c.1843.
John Harrison. Allan
Sir James Mackintosh. Stipple engraving by W. Ridley, 1804, after J. Opie.
Wellcome Collection
Sir James Mackintosh. Stipple engraving by W. Ridley, 1804, after J. Opie.
Unknown artist
Portrait of Ambroise Pare [1510 - 1590], French surgeon
Wellcome Collection
Portrait of Ambroise Pare [1510 - 1590], French surgeon
Unknown artist
Grigor Khalatian. Photograph by R.I. Tilye, Moscow.
Wellcome Collection
Grigor Khalatian. Photograph by R.I. Tilye, Moscow.
Unknown artist