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Images

  • A white man (Johnny Newcome) sits on a beach in the West Indies: he is having a sunshade held over him while he whips a black man who is on his knees. Coloured etching by W. Elmes, 1812.
  • William Curtis: (above) portrait; below, Curtis and friends botanizing. Stipple engraving by W. Evans, 1802.
  • William Curtis: (above) portrait; below, Curtis and friends botanizing. Stipple engraving by W. Evans, 1802.
  • A misunderstanding between a doctor his patient and her daughter. Coloured etching by C. Williams, 1823.
  • Bonnell Thornton lying ill in bed, consulting three physicians and pointing out their inadequacies. Coloured etching attributed to C. Williams.
  • A farmer duping a doctor. Coloured etching by C. Williams, 1823.
  • Three figures on horseback, including Death. Coloured etching attributed to Charles Williams, 1806.
  • A veterinary surgeon and a blacksmith attacking dandies on velocipedes, in an attempt to preserve the use of horses as a means of transport, and therefore securing their own trades. Coloured etching by C. Williams, 1819.
  • The gouty Prince Regent being helped on to his horse by Chinese assistants using an elaborate contraption outside the Chinese pagoda in Kew Gardens. Coloured etching attributed to Charles Williams, 1816.
  • A thin, anxious patient consulting a doctor. Coloured etching by C. Williams, 1823.

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