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Romeo giving money to an apothecary for a poison that will enable him to kill himself. Mezzotint, 17--.

An episode in Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens: a crowd gathers around Mr Mantalini who has attempted to poison himself. Etching after Phiz (Hablot K. Browne).

A young woman rushes to the aid of a woman (Lady Strawberry) fainting into the arms of servants after taking poison, with her distressed husband (Lord Strawberry) standing nearby. Aquatint.

Self-poisoning / Geoffrey Robert Burston.

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An episode in Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens: a crowd gathers around Mr Mantalini who has attempted to poison himself. Etching after Phiz (Hablot K. Browne).

A young woman rushes to the aid of a woman (Lady Strawberry) fainting into the arms of servants after taking poison, with her distressed husband (Lord Strawberry) standing nearby. Aquatint.

Romeo giving money to an apothecary for a poison that will enable him to kill himself. Mezzotint, 17--.

Self-poisoning / Geoffrey Robert Burston.