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  • A doctor asking a child patient if he would like to follow a career in medicine when he was older, the child's mother retorts that he couldn't as he was unable to do anybody any harm. Wood engraving by C. Shepperson?, 1910.
  • A woman carrying a dog in a basket being refused entry to public baths by an attandant who fears that the dog may be infested with fleas: the dog's owner retorts that she herself has more fleas. Wood engraving by S. Gap(?).
  • A well dressed lady asking a doctor how one of his patients is, he retorts that the patient is no longer in his care, the relieved lady replies she is glad the patient is now out of danger. Wood engraving by C.E. Brock, 1901.
  • Interior of a pharmaceutical laboratory with people at work; the shop is visible through a doorway. Engraving, 1747.
  • Chemistry. Oil painting.
  • Chemistry. Oil painting.
  • Chemistry. Oil painting.
  • Chemistry. Oil painting.
  • A young man in a frock coat stands talking to a woman who is pointing towards a canopied bed. Aquatint by George Hunt after M. Egerton.
  • A physician examining a urine flask brought by a young woman. Oil painting, 19th century, after Hendrik Heerschop.
  • A physician examining a urine flask brought by a young woman. Oil painting, 19th century, after Hendrik Heerschop.
  • Mercury (Hermes) holding the caduceus. Oil painting after Raphael.
  • Mercury (Hermes) holding the caduceus. Oil painting after Raphael.
  • Mercury (Hermes) holding the caduceus. Oil painting after Raphael.
  • Mercury (Hermes) holding the caduceus. Oil painting after Raphael.
  • An alchemist in his laboratory. Oil painting by a follower of David Teniers the younger.
  • An alchemist in his laboratory. Oil painting by a follower of David Teniers the younger.
  • An alchemist in his laboratory. Oil painting by a follower of David Teniers the younger.
  • An alchemist in his laboratory. Oil painting by a follower of David Teniers the younger.
  • An alchemist in his laboratory. Oil painting after David Teniers II.
  • An alchemist using bellows at a furnace in his laboratory. Etching by T. Major, 1750, after D. Teniers the younger.
  • An alchemist using bellows at a furnace in his laboratory. Etching by T. Major, 1750, after D. Teniers the younger.
  • The powers of Europe as alchemists who dissolve the alliance of German princes with Napoleon. Coloured etching by T. Rowlandson, 1813.
  • Chemical apparatus. mid 19th C
  • Groups of men gather at an execution. Line engraving by J. Tinney, 1741.
  • An undertaker visiting a sick man in the hope of gaining a new client. Coloured etching after R. Newton.
  • An undertaker visiting a sick man in the hope of gaining a new client. Coloured etching after R. Newton.
  • A sick old woman seated between two doctors each prescribing different medication; representing Wellington's and Russell's opposing political views. Coloured etching, 1831.
  • A windy day at Margate: a man accidentally bumping into another man, and knocking out his last tooth. Coloured etching by W. Heath, 1810.
  • Four doctors discussing the case of Sir Toby Bumper, while he is recovering in bed from too much alcohol. Coloured etching by I. Cruikshank, 1807, after G.M. Woodward.