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A fierce battle between the supporters of John Brown (Bruno), in favour of treatment with stimulants, and those of F.J.V. Broussais, in favour of bloodletting. Pen drawing.
Reference: 24101i
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A man in bed with vegetables sprouting from all parts of his body; as a result of taking an overdose of James Morison's vegetable pills. Coloured lithograph by C.J. Grant, 1831.
Grant, C. J. (Charles Jameson), active 1830-1852.Date: 8 May 1831Reference: 11852i
Part of: Grants oddities
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A doctor asking an elderly patient if he has taken a box of pills that he has prescribed, the patient retorts that he found the boxes difficult to swallow. Wood engraving by L. Raven-Hill, 1906.
Raven-Hill, L. (Leonard), 1867-1942.Date: 1906Reference: 15348i
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A rural physician giving an elderly woman a tablet, she views it suspiciously, a younger woman stands smiling in the background. Colour stipple engraving by J. Cary, 1786, after H. Taylor.
Taylor, H., active 1786.Date: 25 March 1786Reference: 22184i
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A horrified gouty man discovering grass is growing out of his skin, as a result of taking J. Morison's vegetable pills. Coloured lithograph by C.J. Grant, 1835.
Grant, C. J. (Charles Jameson), active 1830-1852.Date: 5 November 1835Reference: 11859i
Part of: Dawson's magic
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A nurse dropping an aspirin pill into a glass of water; advertising soluble aspirin. Colour lithograph by M. Cliot, ca. 1910.
Cliot, Maurice.Date: [1910?]Reference: 676297i
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The Kaiser angrily throwing his medicines on to the floor and shouting at his physicians that he needs a victory not tablets. Pen drawing by J.H. Dowd, 1914.
Dowd, J. H., active 1914.Date: 16 December 1914Reference: 15791i
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A theatrical figure in a tuxedo supporting a pestle and mortar as a hat and holding a large pill. Watercolour painting.
Chasemore, Archibald, active 1874-1878.Reference: 15700i
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A horrified man discovering that as a result of taking J. Morison's vegetable pills, his nose has turned into a carrot. Coloured lithograph.
Reference: 11855i
Part of: Universal pills
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Tablets. I. The evolution of the tablet machine. II. A bibliography on tablets ... / by P.A. Foote.
Foote, P. A. (Perry Albert)Date: [1928]
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A person discovering that they have been transformed into several kinds of vegetables the morning after taking J. Morison's vegetable pills. Coloured lithograph.
Reference: 11851i
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A bear wearing a hat and a cloak, selling pills to a group of country folk in Leipzig. Watercolour.
Reference: 11209i
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A doctor visiting an Irish patient whose wife queries the recommendation to take one pill three times a day. Wood engraving after D. Wilson, 1903.
Wilson, David, 1873-1935.Date: 1903Reference: 15341i
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In a line-up of soldiers, one soldier has forgotten to take his anti-malarial tablet: the sergeant-major bawls at him. Colour lithograph by Stacey Hopper, ca. 1942.
Hopper, Stacey, 1909-1996.Date: [1942?]Reference: 584428i
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Peel about to force-feed a large tablet to John Bull in an apothecaries shop; representing England at the hands of the politicians. Lithograph by H. Heath.
Heath, Henry, active 1824-1850.Date: 1840Reference: 12249i
Part of: Political Sketches
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A doctor presenting a patient with a large pill; representing Addington's concession to the City of London by withdrawing income tax. Coloured etching by C. Williams, 1802.
Williams, Charles, active 1797-1830.Date: 29 March 1802Reference: 12189i
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A sailor surviving in a large empty box of James Morison's pills, after being shipwrecked. Coloured lithograph.
Reference: 11856i
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A love sick man taking some of Doctor Hymen's pills to try and cure himself. Watercolour painting.
Reference: 11860i
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A patient sits helplessly in a chair while proponents of different medicines brawl with each other, overturning tables and chairs; beneath, a comic strip and a further six comic episodes. Lithograph by C.J. Grant, 1834.
Grant, C. J. (Charles Jameson), active 1830-1852.Date: 1 March 1834Reference: 640599i
Part of: Everybody's album & caricature magazine
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A large John Bull being held down and force-fed by Peel and Wellington; representing the idea of the Catholic emancipation as a breach of the constitution. Coloured etching by W. Heath, 1829.
Heath, William, 1795-1840.Date: April 1829Reference: 12224i
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A man composed of pharmaceutical equipment wandering the countryside; representing an apothecary as if he were an itinerant. Coloured lithograph.
Reference: 15913i
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Two ladies and a man in a turban discussing 'Nigog's magic pillules'. Pen drawing, ca. 1918.
Date: 1918Reference: 11862i
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Advertisement for tablets that are supposed to help indigestion, anemia, stomach problems, migraines and insomnia. Colour photomechanical reproduction.
Reference: 16211i
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A soldier has taken his anti-malarial tablet, and is trying to swallow it down. Colour lithograph by Stacey Hopper, ca. 1944.
Hopper, Stacey, 1909-1996.Date: [1944?]Reference: 584429i
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A bibliography of the tabletting of medicinal substances / compiled by A.J. Evans and David Train.
Evans, Anthony John.Date: 1963

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A fierce battle between the supporters of John Brown (Bruno), in favour of treatment with stimulants, and those of F.J.V. Broussais, in favour of bloodletting. Pen drawing.

A man in bed with vegetables sprouting from all parts of his body; as a result of taking an overdose of James Morison's vegetable pills. Coloured lithograph by C.J. Grant, 1831.

A doctor asking an elderly patient if he has taken a box of pills that he has prescribed, the patient retorts that he found the boxes difficult to swallow. Wood engraving by L. Raven-Hill, 1906.

A rural physician giving an elderly woman a tablet, she views it suspiciously, a younger woman stands smiling in the background. Colour stipple engraving by J. Cary, 1786, after H. Taylor.

A horrified gouty man discovering grass is growing out of his skin, as a result of taking J. Morison's vegetable pills. Coloured lithograph by C.J. Grant, 1835.

A nurse dropping an aspirin pill into a glass of water; advertising soluble aspirin. Colour lithograph by M. Cliot, ca. 1910.

The Kaiser angrily throwing his medicines on to the floor and shouting at his physicians that he needs a victory not tablets. Pen drawing by J.H. Dowd, 1914.

A theatrical figure in a tuxedo supporting a pestle and mortar as a hat and holding a large pill. Watercolour painting.

A horrified man discovering that as a result of taking J. Morison's vegetable pills, his nose has turned into a carrot. Coloured lithograph.

Tablets. I. The evolution of the tablet machine. II. A bibliography on tablets ... / by P.A. Foote.

A person discovering that they have been transformed into several kinds of vegetables the morning after taking J. Morison's vegetable pills. Coloured lithograph.

A bear wearing a hat and a cloak, selling pills to a group of country folk in Leipzig. Watercolour.

A doctor visiting an Irish patient whose wife queries the recommendation to take one pill three times a day. Wood engraving after D. Wilson, 1903.

In a line-up of soldiers, one soldier has forgotten to take his anti-malarial tablet: the sergeant-major bawls at him. Colour lithograph by Stacey Hopper, ca. 1942.

Peel about to force-feed a large tablet to John Bull in an apothecaries shop; representing England at the hands of the politicians. Lithograph by H. Heath.

A doctor presenting a patient with a large pill; representing Addington's concession to the City of London by withdrawing income tax. Coloured etching by C. Williams, 1802.

A sailor surviving in a large empty box of James Morison's pills, after being shipwrecked. Coloured lithograph.

A love sick man taking some of Doctor Hymen's pills to try and cure himself. Watercolour painting.

A patient sits helplessly in a chair while proponents of different medicines brawl with each other, overturning tables and chairs; beneath, a comic strip and a further six comic episodes. Lithograph by C.J. Grant, 1834.

A large John Bull being held down and force-fed by Peel and Wellington; representing the idea of the Catholic emancipation as a breach of the constitution. Coloured etching by W. Heath, 1829.

A man composed of pharmaceutical equipment wandering the countryside; representing an apothecary as if he were an itinerant. Coloured lithograph.

Two ladies and a man in a turban discussing 'Nigog's magic pillules'. Pen drawing, ca. 1918.

Advertisement for tablets that are supposed to help indigestion, anemia, stomach problems, migraines and insomnia. Colour photomechanical reproduction.

A soldier has taken his anti-malarial tablet, and is trying to swallow it down. Colour lithograph by Stacey Hopper, ca. 1944.

A bibliography of the tabletting of medicinal substances / compiled by A.J. Evans and David Train.