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  • Four doctors discussing the case of Sir Toby Bumper, while he is recovering in bed from too much alcohol. Coloured etching by I. Cruikshank, 1807, after G.M. Woodward.

    • Woodward, G. M. (George Moutard), approximately 1760-1809
    Date
    26 February 1807
    Reference
    11632i
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  • A fashionable middle-aged woman reprimanding a young male relative. Coloured lithograph.

    Reference
    12083i
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  • An obese doctor acknowledging the favours of a French chef in his kitchen; denoting their complicity, the chef's food providing patients. Coloured etching by C. Williams, c. 1815.

    • Williams, Charles, active 1797-1830.
    Date
    c. 1815
    Reference
    10937i
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  • A large man contemplating a child's coffin. Coloured etching.

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    10753i
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  • A patient consulting his friendly doctor. Pen drawing by J. Ulrich.

    • Ulrich, Joseph, 1857-1930.
    Reference
    12131i
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  • A convalescing man happily eating a meal, assisted by his grinning servant. Coloured etching by J. Gillray, 1804, after J. Sneyd.

    • Sneyd, John
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    12054i
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  • King George IV having his gouty foot massaged by his mistress Marchioness of Hertford while his wife Queen Caroline listens in the doorway. Coloured etching, ca. 1820.

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    11203i
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  • A doctor examining an obese man and his wife and servant for suspected food poisoning from toadstools. Coloured etching by T. Rowlandson, 1813.

    • Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827
    Date
    1 September 1813
    Reference
    11063i
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  • A horrified gouty man discovering grass is growing out of his skin, as a result of taking J. Morison's vegetable pills. Coloured lithograph by C.J. Grant, 1835.

    • Grant, C. J. (Charles Jameson), active 1830-1852
    Date
    5 November 1835
    Reference
    11859i
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    Dawson's magic
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  • John Bull about to be bled by three doctors; representing Britain's budget manipulated by the cabinet. Coloured etching by J. Phillips?, 1830.

    • Phillips, John, active 1829.
    Date
    8 March 1830
    Reference
    12227i
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