The Physic Garden, Chelsea: a view showing the pair of cedar trees, and the statue of Sloane in the centre of the garden. Lithograph by H. Warren after J. Fuge.

Astronomy: the surface of the moon. Engraving.

A brown bear climbing up a tree. Etching by J. Tookey after J. C. Ibbetson.

Japanese maple (Acer palmatum): branch with leaves. Watercolour.

City of Oxford: view from the river. Etching by Letitia Byrne.

The shepherds observe the newly-born Jesus Christ. Etching by Annibale Carracci, ca. 1606.

An incantatory ceremony in a village watched by men with spears. Watercolour by E. Alec-Tweedie, ca. 1920.

Nakhon Thom [Angkor Wat], Cambodia. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1866.

Old oak tree (Quercus species) in Windsor Forest. Charcoal drawing by G. B. (or B. G.), 1852.

Greenwich, with London in the distance. Lithograph by or after W. Westall, 1826.

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Gardens: a gardener tying the trunks of young trees to support posts. Engraving.

Astronomy: a large, bright, comet in the night sky, being observed by two men. Engraving, 1811.

1 print : line engraving with etching ; platemark 12.6 x 21.4 cm

Pittville Spa from the river and grounds, Cheltenham. Line engraving by W. Radclyffe after G. Dinsdale.

Jak tree (Artocarpus heterophyllus) with fruit in the Society Islands. Pen drawing.

<p>In the early nineteenth century there were several rival medical systems, including Brunonianism, the system of Broussais, phrenology and homoeopathy, in addition to variations on traditional western medicine. Brunonianism, the theory of John Brown (1735-1788), regarded most illnesses as due to a deficit of stimulation, requiring treatment with medicines based on opium or alcohol. In France, François Joseph Victor Broussais (1772-1838) proposed a theory of irritability which was to be controlled by purging and especially bloodletting. Brown acquired a European reputation, especially after his death. Broussais tried to ridicule Brown and his followers in many of his verbose writings. The short-lived success of their competing systems illustrates the fatal attractiveness of over-simple theories. This drawing, probably by a French or German hand, shows a battle between the rival partisans of Brown (on the left) and Broussais (on the right): they are identified by military standards (flags) inscribed "Brown" (left) and "Broussai<s>" (right)</p>

1 drawing : pen and ink ; image 35.4 x 45.2 cm

A fierce battle between the supporters of John Brown (Bruno), in favour of treatment with stimulants, and those of F.J.V. Broussais, in favour of bloodletting. Pen drawing.

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Gardens: a gardener tying the trunks of young trees to support posts. Engraving.

Astronomy: a large, bright, comet in the night sky, being observed by two men. Engraving, 1811.

Pittville Spa from the river and grounds, Cheltenham. Line engraving by W. Radclyffe after G. Dinsdale.

Jak tree (Artocarpus heterophyllus) with fruit in the Society Islands. Pen drawing.

A fierce battle between the supporters of John Brown (Bruno), in favour of treatment with stimulants, and those of F.J.V. Broussais, in favour of bloodletting. Pen drawing.

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Gardens: a gardener tying the trunks of young trees to support posts. Engraving.

Astronomy: a large, bright, comet in the night sky, being observed by two men. Engraving, 1811.

Pittville Spa from the river and grounds, Cheltenham. Line engraving by W. Radclyffe after G. Dinsdale.

Jak tree (Artocarpus heterophyllus) with fruit in the Society Islands. Pen drawing.

A fierce battle between the supporters of John Brown (Bruno), in favour of treatment with stimulants, and those of F.J.V. Broussais, in favour of bloodletting. Pen drawing.

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