Persian couple copulating

A persian prince and his attendants

Doctor Botherum, an itinerant medicine vendor (perhaps based on Doctor Bossy) selling his wares on stage with the aid of assistants to a raucous crowd. Coloured etching by T. Rowlandson, 1800.

A man with his gouty leg on a stool, a maid accidently pours boiling water over him and a small boy is stealing from his wallet, perhaps further punishment for his overindulgence. Mezzotint by V. Green, 1775, after E. Penny.

A besotted physician asks his young patient to cure him of his heartache. Coloured lithograph after C. Philipon, c. 1830.

A group of Persian people

A Persian princess and her attendant

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