A young physician taking the pulse of a woman with whom he is flirting, a young man passing by raises his hat. Colour stipple engraving by J. Parker, 1783, after J. Northcote.

  • Northcote, James, 1746-1831.
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[1783]
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A young physician taking the pulse of a woman with whom he is flirting, a young man passing by raises his hat. Colour stipple engraving by J. Parker, 1783, after J. Northcote. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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An episode in: L. Sterne, A sentimental journey through France and Italy by Mr. Yorick, London, 1768

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[London] (Sweetings Alley, Cornhill) : John Harris excudit, [1783]

Physical description

1 print : stipple engraving, circular, printed in sanguine

Lettering

The pulse. Le pouls. J. Northcote pinxit. Parker sculp. Lettering continues: "Trust me, my dear Eugenius, there are worse occupations, than feeling a woman's pulse - but a grisette's and in an open shop. Yorick. Sterne's Sentimental Journey vol. I."

References note

G.E. Bentley, Jr., 'The journeyman and the genius: James Parker and his partner William Blake with a list of Parker's engravings', Studies in bibliography, 1996, 49: 208-231 (p. 220)

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Wellcome Collection 21778i

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