An apothecary weeping at the grave of his late most prosperous and prevalent patient. Coloured aquatint by G.M. Woodward, 1801.

  • Woodward, G. M. (George Moutard), approximately 1760-1809.
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7 March 1801
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16095i
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An apothecary weeping at the grave of his late most prosperous and prevalent patient. Coloured aquatint by G.M. Woodward, 1801. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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The sculpture on top of the tombstone is made up of medicine bottles

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London (50 Oxford Street) : William Holland, 7 March 1801.

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1 print : aquatint, with watercolour ; platemark 35.1 x 24.9 cm

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The mourning apothecary!!! Woodward del. On the tombstone is the inscription: "Sacred to thememory of Kate Jones, a wealthy spinster, aged fourscore, who'd many aches and fancied many more: knolling her friends to the grave with church yard cough, long hung she on death's nose, till one march morn there came a cold north east and blew her off, leaving her potticary quite forlorn. Obit 1801. Aged 80."

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On the reverse of the print is inscribed in ink: Sir Robert & Lady Hutchson from James & Isabel Farmer. Christmas 1942.

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Wellcome Collection 16095i

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