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Actions	Gunshot wound to the testes Remove from selection Add to selection Object numberGC.13836 TitleGunshot wound to the testes CreatorCharles Bell (originator)‎ DescriptionGunshot wound to the testes. Sketch in oil, glazed, in wooden frame. One of Charles Bell's paintings of a casualty from the Battle of Corunna and the retreat between 24 December 1808-11 January 1809. Bell treated some of the force that landed back in Britain at Portsmouth. There are fifteen images in all. Bell's notes: "Sketch of a man wounded in the scrotum, the ball went through both testicles without touching the thighs, even here we may see where the ball entered. There is more inflammation and a larger wound, and a greater quantity of slough hanging from the right side. The sketch was taken to illustrate this fact." This kind of wound was common in soldiers that were kneeling to fire or to present the bayonet. However, the fact that it has not touched the thighs is unusual. As well as being very painful, the risk from sepsis would be great. The scrotum is hugely swollen from a mixture of bruising, inflammation and sepsis. At the entrance wound there is a great deal of slough, connective tissue which has become devitalised by the passage of the ball Production date c.post 1810-01-01 Object nameGunshot wound to the testes Object categoryAnatomical, artwork MaterialCanvas Dimensions Framed Height: 60.5 cm Width: 68.5 cm Canvas Height: 41.0 cm Diameter: 48.6 cm

Object numberGC.13836

TitleGunshot wound to the testes

CreatorCharles Bell (originator)‎

DescriptionGunshot wound to the testes. Sketch in oil, glazed, in wooden frame. One of Charles Bell's paintings of a casualty from the Battle of Corunna and the retreat between 24 December 1808-11 January 1809. Bell treated some of the force that landed back in Britain at Portsmouth. There are fifteen images in all. Bell's notes: "Sketch of a man wounded in the scrotum, the ball went through both testicles without touching the thighs, even here we may see where the ball entered. There is more inflammation and a larger wound, and a greater quantity of slough hanging from the right side. The sketch was taken to illustrate this fact." This kind of wound was common in soldiers that were kneeling to fire or to present the bayonet. However, the fact that it has not touched the thighs is unusual. As well as being very painful, the risk from sepsis would be great. The scrotum is hugely swollen from a mixture of bruising, inflammation and sepsis. At the entrance wound there is a great deal of slough, connective tissue which has become devitalised by the passage of the ball

Production date c.post 1810-01-01

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