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  • A fashionable young lady asking a pharmacist about the durability of the cosmetics he sells. Coloured pencil drawing by L. Wood, 1909.
  • A fashionable young lady asking a pharmacist about the durability of the cosmetics he sells. Coloured pencil drawing by L. Wood, 1909.
  • Indian men carrying a European officer in a palanquin. Gouache by an Indian artist.
  • Transplanting of teeth.
  • Transplanting of teeth.
  • An itinerant vendor advertising his 'sales show' in a square of town. Wood engraving after F. Gilbert.
  • An itinerant vendor advertising his 'sales show' in a square of town. Wood engraving after F. Gilbert.
  • A wealthy hypochondriac having two physicians take his pulse at the same time. Line engraving by H. Bourne after A. Solomon.
  • A village ale-house, in which the landlord is offering a watch as the prize in a raffle. Engraving by G. Greatbach after E. Bird.
  • Transplanting of teeth.
  • Transplanting of teeth.
  • Three vignettes of people promoting the use of 'Pears soap'. Photomechanical reproduction after D.E. Wyund.
  • A drunken wet-nurse about to give the Prince of Wales (later Edward VII) a drop of alcohol as a horrified Queen Victoria and Prince Albert burst in on the scene. Lithograph.
  • A drunken wet-nurse about to give the Prince of Wales (later Edward VII) a drop of alcohol as a horrified Queen Victoria and Prince Albert burst in on the scene. Lithograph.
  • A tooth-drawer extracting a tooth from a fashionable and rich lady, while his black assistant and her white maid attend. Etching.
  • A tooth-drawer extracting a tooth from a fashionable and rich lady, while his black assistant and her white maid attend. Etching.
  • A tooth-drawer extracting a tooth from a fashionable and rich lady, while his black assistant and her white maid attend. Etching.
  • The Foundling Hospital, Holborn, London: a bird's-eye view of the courtyard, with many people in the road. Coloured engraving after L. P. Boitard, 1753.
  • Fifteen vignettes relating to child care, domestic medicine, effects of alcohol and eating. Etching by G. Cruikshank after himself.
  • Fifteen vignettes relating to child care, domestic medicine, effects of alcohol and eating. Etching by G. Cruikshank after himself.
  • The Foundling Hospital, Holborn, London: a bird's-eye view of the courtyard, a busy scene in the street. Coloured engraving by N. Parr after L. P. Boitard, 1753.
  • The Foundling Hospital, Holborn, London: a bird's-eye view of the courtyard, a busy scene in the street. Coloured engraving by N. Parr after L. P. Boitard, 1753.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Paris: a woman cooking chestnuts in a flat pan over a small brazier. Coloured aquatint with etching, 1805.
  • Paris: a woman cooking chestnuts in a flat pan over a small brazier. Coloured aquatint with etching, 1805.
  • A large octopus is encircled by a huge rosary held by various bizarre creatures. Colour woodcut by Kyōsai, 1864.
  • Sudan: a surgical operation. Photograph, 19--.
  • Britannia pointing to Sanatogen, Formamint, and German colonies in Africa and the East Indies as new British possessions. Colour process print after E.F. Skinner.