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  • Ginkgo leaf
  • Vendors of various types of remedies consulting about a patient; the vendors represented by their respective treatments and the patient by a goose. Process print, 19--, after G. Cruikshank, 183-.
  • Vendors of various types of remedies consulting about a patient; the vendors represented by their respective treatments and the patient by a goose. Etching by G. Cruikshank, 183-.
  • Vendors of various types of remedies consulting about a patient; the vendors represented by their respective treatments and the patient by a goose. Etching by G. Cruikshank, 183-.
  • A person discovering that they have been transformed into several kinds of vegetables the morning after taking J. Morison's vegetable pills. Coloured lithograph.
  • A person discovering that they have been transformed into several kinds of vegetables the morning after taking J. Morison's vegetable pills. Coloured lithograph.
  • Salicin crystals
  • A man hypnotising a woman using the animal magnetism method. Engraving, 1802, after D. Dodd.
  • Michael Schüppach being consulted by a gentleman, who is grasped at the shoulders by a skeleton. Engraving by C. Mechel, 1775.
  • Michael Schüppach being consulted by a gentleman, who is grasped at the shoulders by a skeleton. Engraving by C. Mechel, 1775.
  • A man hypnotising a woman using the animal magnetism method. Engraving, 1802, after D. Dodd.
  • A tramp exclaiming to another tramp that his severed legs have become whole again as a result of taking J. Morison's vegetable pills. Coloured lithograph by C.J. Grant, 1834.
  • A tramp exclaiming to another tramp that his severed legs have become whole again as a result of taking J. Morison's vegetable pills. Coloured lithograph by C.J. Grant, 1834.
  • A large gathering of patients and assistants to Mesmer's animal magnetism therapy, showing use of the special tub at his clinic. Wood engraving by H. Thiriat.
  • Lt. Col. Ashburnham performing animal magnetism on Lt. Col. Forbes. Pen and ink drawing, 183-.
  • A large gathering of patients and assistants to Mesmer's animal magnetism therapy, showing use of the special tub at his clinic. Wood engraving by H. Thiriat.
  • Mr. Lambkin in bed undergoing hydrotherapy with a follower of V. Priessnitz. Lithograph by G. Cruikshank.
  • A mesmeric physician taking advantage of his female patient. Colour lithograph, 1852.
  • A mesmeric physician taking advantage of his female patient. Colour lithograph, 1852.
  • The words 'AIDS' forming the centre of a maze with four figures on the outside holding maps in an attempt to find their way in; an illustration by Ingram Pinn advertising a meeting in Berlin for alternative forms of therapy for those with HIV and AIDS; held on 11 January 1994 at the headquarters of Kursiv, the Centre for AIDS and advice for gay men. Photocopy, 1994.
  • The words 'AIDS' forming the centre of a maze with four figures on the outside holding maps in an attempt to find their way in, an illustration by Ingram Pinn; an advertisement for a meeting in Berlin about HIV and homeopathy by Dr Karin Bandelin and Dr Almut Gestrich on 26 October 1993 at the headquarters of Kursiv, the Centre for AIDS and advice for gay men. Photocopy, 1993.
  • A doctor who writes books of sexual advice talking to his cynical publisher. Coloured lithograph, 1852.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • A horse-drawn hearse pulls away from a doctor's; representing the dire state of the medical establishment according to James Morison, pill-vendor and self-styled 'Hygeian'. Lithograph, c. 1848.
  • Patients in Paris receiving Mesmer's animal magnetism therapy. Coloured etching after C-L. Desrais.
  • Patients in Paris receiving Mesmer's animal magnetism therapy. Coloured etching after C-L. Desrais.
  • Two trees being cultivated by doctors; symbolising the differences claimed by James Morison between the 'organic' and his 'hygeist' approached to health. Lithograph, c. 1835.
  • Two trees being cultivated by doctors; symbolising the differences claimed by James Morison between the 'organic' and his 'hygeist' approached to health. Lithograph, c. 1835.