Cunicularii or The Wise men of Godliman in Consultation, William Hogarth, 1726

A sparse interior where (f) mary toft lies on a curtained bed apparently in the throes of labour. She is attended by (e) her husband joshua toft and (g) his sister margaret, acting as nurse. (d) dr john howard is receiving a dead rabbit from a butcher at the door. There are three other men in the room: (a) nathaniel st andré, (c) john maubray or cyriacus ahlers, and (b) a third (sir john manningham or samuel molyneux) whose arm is thrust beneath mary's skirts. Rabbits scamper across the floor; others lie dead; to the right is a chamber pot. 1726 etching. Date: 1726. Dimensions: Height: 187 mm; Width: 253 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Mary Toft. Collection: British Museum. Cunicularii or The Wise men of Godliman in Consultation (BM Cc,1.86)