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  • An Oxford University proctor wearing a wig and carrying a cane looks through a quizzing glass at a flowerpot shown to him by a gardener. Pen and ink drawing by or after G.M. Woodward.
  • A surgery where all fantasy and follies are purged and good qualities are prescribed. Line engraving by M. Greuter, c. 1600.
  • Reinier de Graaf. Line engraving by G. Edelinck and J. Edelinck, 1666, after H. Watélé.
  • "Doctor Panurgus" curing the folly of his patients by purgative medicines and chemical cures. Line engraving attributed to Michael Droeshout, 16--.
  • Balthazar Georges Sage. Line engraving by J. Beauvarlet after F. G. Colson.
  • A vaccinated man grows horns in front of a couple with a lancet. Coloured etching, c. 1800.
  • A vaccinated man grows horns in front of a couple with a lancet. Coloured etching, c. 1800.
  • King Henri IV and Queen Marie de' Medici are submerged in the Seine in an accident when crossing the river in carriages. Etching.