A man grimacing at some unpleasant tasting medicine he has been prescribed to take. Coloured aquatint.

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18184i
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The medicine bottle the man is clenching is labelled: "to be taken immediately" and another bottle on the table is labelled: "one fourth to be taken every hour".

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1 print : aquatint, with watercolour

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The bitter draught.

Reference

Wellcome Collection 18184i

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