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  • Four scenes from W. Combe's verse Dr. Last or the devil upon two sticks, a parody of the Royal college of physicians and John Fothergill (in particular). Engraving, 1771, after W. Combe.
  • Moses, with his rod and the table of the ten commandments; with scenes from the Passion and the Last Judgement to come. Mezzotint after S.W. Reynolds.
  • A sick man at home in bed discussing his case with three physicians. Watercolour by T. Müller.
  • Melrose Hospital, Melrose, Roxburgh, Scotland: the gentleman's verandah. Wood engraving by C. Butterworth.
  • An episode in Tristram Shandy: Uncle Toby looks into Widow Wadman's eye, as she holds it open for him. Line engraving by L. Stocks(?) after C.R. Leslie, 1831.
  • An old blind man holding a child walks guided by his stick and dog. Coloured watercolour drawing by R.R.S.
  • Two physicians in New England discussing the treatment of a patient with an injured leg who is lying on a wooden table. Engraving.
  • A physician examining a urine sample in a flask, cane pressed against his chin. Wood engraving after A.A. Oberländer.
  • Scenes from the life of Moses before the Exodus. Etching, 1799.
  • Four scenes from W. Combe's verse Dr. Last or the devil upon two sticks, a parody of the Royal College of Physicians, and in particular John Fothergill. Engraving after W. Combe.
  • Christ cures blind Bartimeus near a temple. Etching.
  • A physician examining urine. Mezzotint by R. Houston after A. van Ostade.
  • Elizabeth kneels before Mary. Engraving by F. Keller after F. Overbeck.
  • An eye specialist (Monsieur Macaire) trying to convince a patient to spend more money on treatment. Coloured lithograph by H. Daumier after C. Philipon.
  • Two angels visit Lot with the intention of destroying Sodom: he offers them hospitality. Line engraving by P. Galle after A. Blocklandt.
  • A lank old man at a bar asks a plump barmaid for a glass of gin. Coloured etching, c. 1830.
  • Bulgarian men wearing national dress.
  • Christ heals a lame man. Engraving.
  • Four women in a room being blown by the north wind: another is leading a man with a cane out of the door. Coloured etching by J. Gillray.
  • Doctor Bossy, an itinerant medicine vendor, selling his wares on stage with assistants at Covent Garden, London. Etching by W. Birch, 1792, after A. van Assen.
  • A Greenwich Pensioner, dressed as a retired Commodore. Mixed-method print by F. C. Lewis, 1826, after D. Wilkie, 1823.
  • A physician examining a urine specimen, brought to him by an elderly woman. Woodcut by J. Amman, 1568.
  • Theodora de Verdion, an eccentric teacher of languages, a book seller and collector of medals. Engraving by G. Scott, 1803.
  • A rural medical practitioner examining a urine specimen, a concerned mother with two children sitting near him. Line engraving by A. Fleischmann, 1839, after J.F.C. Kreul (?).
  • Miss Melcombe visits Mr Huntley, while on his deathbed in the attendance of his physician. Engraving, 1771.
  • 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.
  • In front of a grand palace, Moses draws water from a rock. Etching by J. Le Pautre.
  • Three men in a wood, a scene from Molière's play Le médecin malgré luy. Engraving after J.B. Molière.
  • Moses draws water from the rock, and the Israelites quench their thirst. Etching by J. Le Pautre.
  • A physician stirring medicine in a cup which is refused by a repulsed little girl, her mother stands behind her smiling. Mezzotint by J. Jervis, 1842, after W. White.