Six vignettes on a design for a fan illustrating how to lead a moral and happy life. Stipple engraving, 1797.
- Date:
- 1 January 1797
- Reference:
- 18614i
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London (28, Little Britain; and enter'd at Stationers Hall) : Ashton & Co., 1 January 1797.
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1 print : stipple engraving ; platemark 25.9 x 50.5 cm
Lettering
The lady's adviser, physician & moralist. ...
Lettering continues: "Or, half a hours entertainment at the expence of nobody! No. 1 How to catch the spleen. No. 2 How to avoid it. 3. How to fall violently in love. 4. A gentle cure for it. 5. How to plague every body. 6. How to please most folks. With an account of the diseases of the mind, growth mode of engending, & radical cure for each, by which any person not regularly admitted of the physicians college, may become useful in the art of healing, & dispensing happiness."
Each of the six vignettes has accompanying text
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Wellcome Collection 18614i
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Copy 1
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