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  • An itinerant doctor, by a subterfuge, cures an undergraduate hoaxer of his supposed maladies of lying and bad memory. Coloured etching by T. Rowlandson, 1807, after G.M. Woodward.
  • An apothecary mixing a concoction in his working room surrounded by the paraphernalia of his profession. Wood engraving by A. Bellenger after H.S. Marks.
  • An itinerant doctor, by a subterfuge, cures an undergraduate hoaxer of his supposed maladies of lying and bad memory. Coloured etching by T. Rowlandson, 1807, after G.M. Woodward.
  • A man composed of pharmaceutical equipment, surrounded by medicinal plants. Engraving by N. de Larmessin, 1695.
  • A small boy at an apothecary's shop. Reproduction of a lithograph by A. Holswilder, c. 1890.
  • An alchemist of the 'puffer' (uninitiated) type, surrounded by equipment. Engraving by W. French after D. Teniers the younger.
  • A tooth-drawer is extracting a tooth from a tense seated patient, the room is scattered with objects pertaining to academia. Line engraving by A. Kesler after F. Giani after G. Dou.
  • Apparatus for an apothecary. Wood engraving, 1861.
  • An alchemist of the 'puffer' (uninitiated) type, surrounded by equipment. Engraving by W. French after D. Teniers the younger.
  • An alchemist holding tongs at his furnace. Etching by J. Wagner after D. Maggiotto.
  • An alchemist holding tongs at his furnace. Etching by J. Wagner after D. Maggiotto.
  • An apothecary in his laboratory concocting a mixture. Wood engraving by F.Mc F (?) after, 1876, after H.S. Marks.
  • Animals portraying a pharmacist with customers. Lithographic reproduction after J.I. Grandville, c. 1840.
  • An apothecary in his laboratory concocting a mixture. Wood engraving by F.Mc F (?) after, 1876, after H.S. Marks.
  • Christ as apothecary; suggesting the idea of Christ as the universal healer. Reproduction of a photograph of an oil painting after J. Marie Appeli, 1731.
  • Two drunken soldiers ask an apothecary for some 'eau de vie' - some brandy. Coloured lithograph by J. Rigo.
  • Interior of the decorative and elaborate court pharmacy of Rastatt. Coloured line engraving.
  • A nun with two children in a convent pharmacy, surrounded attributes of the trade. Lithograph by André after E. Pingret.
  • An apothecary praying for a host of illnesses to descend on his customers so that he can make more money. Coloured etching by T. Rowlandson, 1801, after G.M. Woodward.
  • An apothecary, John Simmonds, and his boy apprentice, William, working in the laboratory of John Bell's pharmacy. Engraving by J.G. Murray, 1842, after W.H. Hunt.
  • An apothecary sitting in his shop, sorting through materia medica, surrounded by paraphernalia of his profession. Engraving, ca. 1750.
  • An apothecary sitting in his shop, sorting through materia medica, surrounded by paraphernalia of his profession. Engraving, ca. 1750.
  • An apothecary composed of the attributes of the trade. Line engraving.
  • An apothecary composed of the attributes of the trade. Line engraving.
  • A young man visiting a surgeon-apothecary in his workroom, where the proprietor shows him one of his prize natural history specimens. Etching by J. Leech.
  • Monkeys representing human beings in a tooth-drawer's surgery. Lithograph by L. Haghe after E. Bristow, 1828.
  • A monkey holding a clyster in an apothecary's shop. Engraving after D. Teniers the younger.
  • Monkeys representing human beings in a tooth-drawer's surgery. Lithograph by L. Haghe after E. Bristow, 1828.
  • Exhibition: 'The Story of Pharmacy', 1955
  • Exhibition: 'The Story of Pharmacy', 1955