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A man dressed in costume as a theatrical caricature of a doctor. Line engraving.
Reference: 20529i
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An itinerant medicine vendor selling his wares from a carriage to a crowd of people on the Pont-Neuf, Paris. Process print after G. de Saint-Aubin.
Reference: 20594i
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A itinerant medicine vendor demonstrating a deceptive illusion to an audience, he is pretending to burn a man's back and then use ointment to clear up the burns, in order to sell his wares. Etching.
Reference: 20671i
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A bogus wizard appears to raise a devil out of the ground for a customer whose pocket is picked by the wizard's accomplice. Coloured print after Thomas Rowlandson, 1800.
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827.Date: 1800Reference: 46992i
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Famous impostors / by Bram Stoker.
Stoker, Bram, 1847-1912.Date: 1910
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Extraordinary popular delusions and the madness of crowds / by Charles Mackay ; with facsimile title pages and reproductions of original illustrations from the editions of 1841 and 1852 ; with a foreword by Bernard M. Baruch.
Mackay, Charles, 1814-1889.Date: [1972, ©1932]
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Authentic fakes : religion and American popular culture / David Chidester.
Chidester, David.Date: 2005
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Authentic anecdotes of George Lukins, the Yatton doemoniac; with a view of the controversy, and a full refutation of the imposture / By Samuel Norman.
Norman, Samuel.Date: [1788?]
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J. St. John Long (a dubious medical practitioner) dressed as a funeral mourner surrounded by ducks and placards which advertise several malpractice cases of his in which patients died. Coloured etching attributed to A. Sharpshooter, 1830.
Sharpshooter, A.Date: 8 September 1830Reference: 21000i
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Hans Buling, an itinerant medicine salesman, demonstrating his wares with the aid of a monkey. Engraving by G. Walker, 1792, after M. Laroon.
Laroon, Marcellus, 1653-1702.Date: 10 July 1793Reference: 20589i
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Doctor Saltinbanco, a medicine vendor, attacking one of his clients for non-payment. Coloured etching.
Reference: 20638i
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An itinerant medicine vendor performing with props to a crowd in Siena. Engraving by G.B. Polanzani after S. Pacini after G. Mei.
Mei, Bernardino, 1615-1676.Reference: 20517i
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An itinerant medicine vendor selling his wares in the square of the Grand Duke of Florence. Lithograph by Levilly after F. Pieraccini.
Pieraccini, Francesco.Reference: 20907i
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Hans Buling, an itinerant medicine salesman demonstrating his wares with the aid of a monkey. Colour line engraving after M. Laroon.
Laroon, Marcellus, 1653-1702.Reference: 20590i
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Hans Buling, an itinerant medicine salesman demonstrating his wares with the aid of a monkey. Engraving after M. Laroon.
Laroon, Marcellus, 1653-1702.Reference: 20520i
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False prophets.
Kohn, Alexander.Date: 1988
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The humbugs of the world / by P.T. Barnum.
Barnum, P. T. (Phineas Taylor), 1810-1891.Date: 1866
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A theatrical itinerant medicine vendor selling his wares on stage to a crowd, assisted by an elaborately dressed man and an owl. Coloured etching.
Reference: 20911i
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Hans Buling, an itinerant medicine vendor, dressed in theatrical costume while selling his wares, assisted by another costumed person and a monkey. Engraving by I.R. Cruikshank after a Delft plate by B.S., 1750.
S., B., active 1750.Date: 1750Reference: 20586i
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The smart : the story of Margaret Caroline Rudd and the unfortunate Perreau brothers / Sarah Bakewell.
Bakewell, Sarah, 1963-Date: 2001
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Two performing itinerant medicine vendors in costume on a horse drawn carriage rehersing their speeches on a country lane as a young woman walks past. Coloured etching.
Reference: 20599i
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Foibles and fallacies of science : an account of celebrated scientific vagaries / by Daniel W. Hering.
Hering, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1850-1938.Date: 1924

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A man dressed in costume as a theatrical caricature of a doctor. Line engraving.

An itinerant medicine vendor selling his wares from a carriage to a crowd of people on the Pont-Neuf, Paris. Process print after G. de Saint-Aubin.

A itinerant medicine vendor demonstrating a deceptive illusion to an audience, he is pretending to burn a man's back and then use ointment to clear up the burns, in order to sell his wares. Etching.

A bogus wizard appears to raise a devil out of the ground for a customer whose pocket is picked by the wizard's accomplice. Coloured print after Thomas Rowlandson, 1800.

Famous impostors / by Bram Stoker.

Extraordinary popular delusions and the madness of crowds / by Charles Mackay ; with facsimile title pages and reproductions of original illustrations from the editions of 1841 and 1852 ; with a foreword by Bernard M. Baruch.

Authentic fakes : religion and American popular culture / David Chidester.

Authentic anecdotes of George Lukins, the Yatton doemoniac; with a view of the controversy, and a full refutation of the imposture / By Samuel Norman.

J. St. John Long (a dubious medical practitioner) dressed as a funeral mourner surrounded by ducks and placards which advertise several malpractice cases of his in which patients died. Coloured etching attributed to A. Sharpshooter, 1830.

Hans Buling, an itinerant medicine salesman, demonstrating his wares with the aid of a monkey. Engraving by G. Walker, 1792, after M. Laroon.

Doctor Saltinbanco, a medicine vendor, attacking one of his clients for non-payment. Coloured etching.

An itinerant medicine vendor performing with props to a crowd in Siena. Engraving by G.B. Polanzani after S. Pacini after G. Mei.

An itinerant medicine vendor selling his wares in the square of the Grand Duke of Florence. Lithograph by Levilly after F. Pieraccini.

Hans Buling, an itinerant medicine salesman demonstrating his wares with the aid of a monkey. Colour line engraving after M. Laroon.

Hans Buling, an itinerant medicine salesman demonstrating his wares with the aid of a monkey. Engraving after M. Laroon.

False prophets.

The humbugs of the world / by P.T. Barnum.

A theatrical itinerant medicine vendor selling his wares on stage to a crowd, assisted by an elaborately dressed man and an owl. Coloured etching.

Hans Buling, an itinerant medicine vendor, dressed in theatrical costume while selling his wares, assisted by another costumed person and a monkey. Engraving by I.R. Cruikshank after a Delft plate by B.S., 1750.

The smart : the story of Margaret Caroline Rudd and the unfortunate Perreau brothers / Sarah Bakewell.

Two performing itinerant medicine vendors in costume on a horse drawn carriage rehersing their speeches on a country lane as a young woman walks past. Coloured etching.

Foibles and fallacies of science : an account of celebrated scientific vagaries / by Daniel W. Hering.