{"product_id":"a-picture-of-health-paperback","title":"A Picture of Health - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSudha Bhuchar\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis is the story of a painting\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ecapturing a landmark moment in history.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOr is it the story of the subjects of the painting?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaybe it's the story of the painter?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOr those who are missing from the composition.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSet in Mysore, Southern India, in 1805. The story begins when princess Devajammani arrives at the royal court of Mysore to marry Krishnaraja Wadiyar III. They were both twelve years old and he was the newly anointed ruler of the Southern Indian kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut Devajammani soon found herself recruited for a more momentous cause - to publicise and promote the smallpox vaccine. What followed was a concerted mix of politics, power, and persuasion by the East India Company to introduce the world's first ever vaccine to India, their biggest colonial enterprise.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Picture of Health\u003c\/i\u003eis written by award-winning playwright Sudha Bhuchar, inspired by Irish painter Thomas Hickey's portrait 'The Three Queens of Mysore', which itself has been called 'one of the most important scientific paintings in the history of medicine in India'.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis edition was published published to coincide with Theatre of Debate's schools tour starting in September 2024.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 72\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.14 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 11, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52503982014771,"sku":"9781350539105","price":28.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/pDXrKxU4Mi9781350539105.webp?v=1760187236","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/a-picture-of-health-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}