A devious itinerant medicine vendor and assistant perform their sales pitch to a suspicious audience, against the backdrop of the Tower of London. Etching, 1792.

Date:
Publish'd as the Act directs 25 September 1782
Reference:
20602i
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London (69 in St. Pauls Church Yard) : Printed for & sold by Carington Bowles, Publish'd as the Act directs 25 September 1782.

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1 print : etching ; platemark 17.7 x 28 cm

Lettering

The Tower Hill Esculapius. A placard by the side of the stage reads: "Doctor Van Cheatall"

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Wellcome Collection 20602i

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