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An episode in Tristram Shandy: Dr. Slop, with his wig on fire, angrily gesticulating to Susannah who holds her nose near the wounded baby Tristram Shandy. Coloured etching after H.W. Bunbury after L. Sterne.
Sterne, Laurence, 1713-1768.Reference: 22033i
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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 gouty patient having his pulse taken by a doctor; representing George IV's opposition to Catholic emancipation, and Wellington's support of it. Coloured etching by T. Jones, 1829.
Jones, Thomas Howell, active 1828.Date: April 1829Reference: 12223i
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Five aged doctors crushed together in consultation. Coloured lithograph by F-S. Delpech after L. Boilly, c. 1823.
Boilly, Louis, 1761-1845.Date: [1823]Reference: 16314i
Part of: Grimaces
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Four Georgian gentlemen at their club seriously engaged in smoking. Stipple print by H. Bunbury, c. 1794.
Date: 1794Reference: 24851i
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Bagnigge Wells, London: a family group, the Dumplings, on a day out. Mezzotint.
Reference: 38743i
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A man tying a woman's absurdly high wig on to a scaffolding; another woman wearing a tall heart-shaped wig looks on. Coloured etching attributed to M. Rapine.
Rapine, Maximilien, 1840-1905.Reference: 31745i
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Introducing Max Factor Cinema Collection wigs : like nothing you've ever worn! / General Wig, a Revlon company.
Date: 1990
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James Hutton (left) and Joseph Black (right), natural philosophers, talking together. Etching and aquatint by J. Kay, 1787.
Kay, John, 1742-1826.Date: 1787Reference: 544708i
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A man wearing a ridiculously long wig pointing accusingly to a young pregnant woman, another man sits with his back to them. Etching.
Reference: 16853i
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Len Pountney.
Date: 1997
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A shield containing a group portrait of various doctors and quacks, including Mrs Mapp, Dr. Joshua Ward and John Taylor. Engraving after W. Hogarth, 1736.
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764.Date: 1736Reference: 544397i
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Wigs classified into five different orders in a parody of the orders of ancient Greek and Roman architecture. Etching by W. Hogarth, 1761.
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764.Date: Octr. 15. 1761Reference: 3310001i
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The gouty George IV using tongs to pass his discarded wig to Wellington; representing the Duke's appointment to office as First Lord of the Treasury. Coloured etching by W. Heath, 1828.
Heath, William, 1795-1840.Date: 1828Reference: 12247i
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A man is blown out of a window by an enema. Engraving.
Reference: 15972i
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The case of the mystery and commonalty of Barbers and Surgeons of London : and of the peruke-makers, inhabiting within London, and seven miles compass of the same : humbly offer'd to the honourable House of Commons.
Barbers Company (London, England)Date: [1710]
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A shield containing a group portrait of various doctors and quacks, including Mrs Mapp, Dr. Joshua Ward and John Taylor. Etching by W. Hogarth, 1736, after himself.
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764.Date: 3 March 1736Reference: 10756i
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Ladies' toupets, &c. : perfumery / F. Browne.
Date: [between 1830 and 1850?]
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A hairdresser powdering a wig on a stand. Coloured lithograph by C.J. Traviès de Villers.
Traviès de Villers, Charles Joseph, 1804-1859.Date: 1800-1899Reference: 29540i
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A medical consultation while a patient dies; a group of soldiers with a family; men in an artist's loft. Coloured lithograph c. 1840.
Date: [c. 1840]Reference: 16496i
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Furniss hair cutter and perfumer : near the iron gate Buxton / Furniss.
Date: [between 1860 and 1899]
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East India warehouse : Millard's imperial cotton twine shirtings : Lowe's patent British shirting cloth : cheap fashionable silks, etc... / Bell's Monthly Compendium of Advertisements.
Date: 1813
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An episode in Samuel Foote's play The devil upon two sticks: the cobbler Emmanuel Last is examined for entry as a licentiate to the Royal College of Physicians by Dr Hellebore, the president of the college. Mezzotint by J. Finlayson after J. Zoffany, 1769.
Zoffany, Johann, 1733-1810.Date: Published Novr. 30th 1769Reference: 22215i
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Five aged doctors crushed together in consultation. Coloured lithograph after L. Boilly, c. 1823.
Boilly, Louis, 1761-1845.Date: 1823Reference: 16316i
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Five aged doctors crushed together in consultation. Watercolour after L. Boilly, ca. 1823.
Boilly, Louis, 1761-1845.Date: 1823Reference: 18177i

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An episode in Tristram Shandy: Dr. Slop, with his wig on fire, angrily gesticulating to Susannah who holds her nose near the wounded baby Tristram Shandy. Coloured etching after H.W. Bunbury after L. Sterne.

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 gouty patient having his pulse taken by a doctor; representing George IV's opposition to Catholic emancipation, and Wellington's support of it. Coloured etching by T. Jones, 1829.

Five aged doctors crushed together in consultation. Coloured lithograph by F-S. Delpech after L. Boilly, c. 1823.

Four Georgian gentlemen at their club seriously engaged in smoking. Stipple print by H. Bunbury, c. 1794.

Bagnigge Wells, London: a family group, the Dumplings, on a day out. Mezzotint.

A man tying a woman's absurdly high wig on to a scaffolding; another woman wearing a tall heart-shaped wig looks on. Coloured etching attributed to M. Rapine.

Introducing Max Factor Cinema Collection wigs : like nothing you've ever worn! / General Wig, a Revlon company.

James Hutton (left) and Joseph Black (right), natural philosophers, talking together. Etching and aquatint by J. Kay, 1787.

A man wearing a ridiculously long wig pointing accusingly to a young pregnant woman, another man sits with his back to them. Etching.

Len Pountney.

A shield containing a group portrait of various doctors and quacks, including Mrs Mapp, Dr. Joshua Ward and John Taylor. Engraving after W. Hogarth, 1736.

Wigs classified into five different orders in a parody of the orders of ancient Greek and Roman architecture. Etching by W. Hogarth, 1761.

The gouty George IV using tongs to pass his discarded wig to Wellington; representing the Duke's appointment to office as First Lord of the Treasury. Coloured etching by W. Heath, 1828.

A man is blown out of a window by an enema. Engraving.

The case of the mystery and commonalty of Barbers and Surgeons of London : and of the peruke-makers, inhabiting within London, and seven miles compass of the same : humbly offer'd to the honourable House of Commons.

A shield containing a group portrait of various doctors and quacks, including Mrs Mapp, Dr. Joshua Ward and John Taylor. Etching by W. Hogarth, 1736, after himself.

Ladies' toupets, &c. : perfumery / F. Browne.

A hairdresser powdering a wig on a stand. Coloured lithograph by C.J. Traviès de Villers.

A medical consultation while a patient dies; a group of soldiers with a family; men in an artist's loft. Coloured lithograph c. 1840.

Furniss hair cutter and perfumer : near the iron gate Buxton / Furniss.

East India warehouse : Millard's imperial cotton twine shirtings : Lowe's patent British shirting cloth : cheap fashionable silks, etc... / Bell's Monthly Compendium of Advertisements.

An episode in Samuel Foote's play The devil upon two sticks: the cobbler Emmanuel Last is examined for entry as a licentiate to the Royal College of Physicians by Dr Hellebore, the president of the college. Mezzotint by J. Finlayson after J. Zoffany, 1769.

Five aged doctors crushed together in consultation. Coloured lithograph after L. Boilly, c. 1823.

Five aged doctors crushed together in consultation. Watercolour after L. Boilly, ca. 1823.