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Britannia as a patient who is in danger of death owing to disagreement between her three doctors over their competing remedies; representing the weakness of Britain during the replacement of Addington by Pitt as Prime Minister and the exclusion of Fox. Coloured etching by J. Gillray, 1804.
Gillray, James, 1756-1815Date: 20 May 1804Reference: 12194i
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Leamington Spa, Warwickshire: pharmacy shop. Steel engraving.
Reference: 20201i
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A fierce battle between the supporters of John Brown (Bruno), in favour of treatment with stimulants, and those of F.J.V. Broussais, in favour of bloodletting. Pen drawing.
Reference: 24101i
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An apothecary in his laboratory concocting a mixture. Wood engraving by F.Mc F (?) after, 1876, after H.S. Marks.
Marks, Henry Stacy, 1829-1898Date: 8 July 1876Reference: 16363i
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A travelling tooth-drawer and medicine vendor in a town near Rome. Engraving by A.L. Richter, ca. 1834, after D.W. Lindau.
Lindau, Dietrich Wilhelm, 1799-1862Date: [1834?]Reference: 659102i
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A hypochondriac at home with his anxious nurse. Wood engraving.
Reference: 12116i
Part of: Gallery of comicalities : Amateurs
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An apothecary mixing a concoction in his working room surrounded by the paraphernalia of his profession. Wood engraving by A. Bellenger after H.S. Marks.
Marks, Henry Stacy, 1829-1898Reference: 15919i
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A monkey holding a clyster in an apothecary's shop. Engraving by F. Basan after D. Teniers the younger.
Teniers, David, 1610-1690Reference: 15879i
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An excited physician examining a urine specimen and referring to a book, while the patient waits for the diagnosis, two assistants are mixing concoctions in the background. Mezzotint by J.B. Enzensberger after D. Teniers, the younger.
Teniers, David, 1610-1690Reference: 21786i
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A convalescing woman trying in vain to rouse her slumbering hired nurse: the cat scavenges her food and the candle sets light to the carpet. Coloured etching by N. Heideloff, 1807, after T. Rowlandson.
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827Date: October 1807Reference: 11876i
Part of: Miseries of human life
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A rural physician giving an elderly woman a tablet, she views it suspiciously, a younger woman stands smiling in the background. Coloured stipple engraving by J. Cary, 1786, after H. Taylor.
Taylor, H.Date: 25 March 1786Reference: 22184i
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A woman doctor bandaging a young woman's hand. Mezzotint, 1787.
Date: 10 April 1787Reference: 21590i
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Attributes of the physician. Lithograph by Graham Sutherland, 1934.
Sutherland, Graham Vivian, 1903-1980Date: [1934]Reference: 47014i
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A decrepit man screaming in pain from gout, rheumatism and catarrh; represented as three tormenting devils. Coloured etching by J. Cawse, 1809, after G.M. Woodward.
Woodward, G. M. (George Moutard), approximately 1760-1809Date: 27 January 1809Reference: 11890i
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A man pulling a peculiar face as he is about to take some medicine. Coloured etching by I. Cruikshank, 1801, after J. Gillray.
Gillray, James, 1756-1815Date: [20 March 1801]Reference: 12066i
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A haggard old woman carelessly mixing a recipe for corns on the fire in her sordid bedroom. Etching by G. Cruikshank, 1819, after Captain F. Marryat.
Marryat, Frederick, 1792-1848Date: 1 August 1835Reference: 11869i
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A rural surgeon treating an elderly man's foot, in the background an assistant is mixing a concoction with a pestle and mortar in a surgery. Etching by A.T.J.M. Potémont after D. Teniers, the younger.
Teniers, David, 1610-1690Reference: 22596i
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A physician recommending some medicine to a young female patient. Coloured lithograph, 1853, by H. Garnier, 1836, after J.L. Canon.
Canon, Jean-Louis, 1809-1892.Date: 1853Reference: 21840i
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An ill man taking a gargling mixture for a sore throat. Coloured aquatint by H. Pyall after M. Egerton, 1827.
Egerton, M., active 1824-1827Date: 1827Reference: 11875i
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A man composed of pharmaceutical equipment, surrounded by medicinal plants. Engraving by N. de Larmessin II, 1695.
Date: 1695Reference: 16386i
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Theo Heemskerk as an alchemist trying in vain to distill a report from members of a commission set up to reform the constitution of the Netherlands. Line block after J. Braakensiek, 1912.
Braakensiek, Joh. (Johan Coenraad), 1858-1940Date: 9 June 1912Reference: 17705i
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A disgruntled aged physician taking the pulse of an aged patient. Etching.
Reference: 21612i
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Drug industry ephemera. Box 1.
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A surgery where all fantasy and follies are purged and good qualities are prescribed. Line engraving by M. Greuter, c. 1600.
Reference: 15851i
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A surgeon treating a patient's foot, in the background another surgeon is examining a patient in a surgery. Lithograph after A. Brouwer.
Brouwer, Adriaen, 1605 or 1606-1638Reference: 22678i

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Britannia as a patient who is in danger of death owing to disagreement between her three doctors over their competing remedies; representing the weakness of Britain during the replacement of Addington by Pitt as Prime Minister and the exclusion of Fox. Coloured etching by J. Gillray, 1804.

Leamington Spa, Warwickshire: pharmacy shop. Steel engraving.

A fierce battle between the supporters of John Brown (Bruno), in favour of treatment with stimulants, and those of F.J.V. Broussais, in favour of bloodletting. Pen drawing.

An apothecary in his laboratory concocting a mixture. Wood engraving by F.Mc F (?) after, 1876, after H.S. Marks.

A travelling tooth-drawer and medicine vendor in a town near Rome. Engraving by A.L. Richter, ca. 1834, after D.W. Lindau.

A hypochondriac at home with his anxious nurse. Wood engraving.

An apothecary mixing a concoction in his working room surrounded by the paraphernalia of his profession. Wood engraving by A. Bellenger after H.S. Marks.

A monkey holding a clyster in an apothecary's shop. Engraving by F. Basan after D. Teniers the younger.

An excited physician examining a urine specimen and referring to a book, while the patient waits for the diagnosis, two assistants are mixing concoctions in the background. Mezzotint by J.B. Enzensberger after D. Teniers, the younger.

A convalescing woman trying in vain to rouse her slumbering hired nurse: the cat scavenges her food and the candle sets light to the carpet. Coloured etching by N. Heideloff, 1807, after T. Rowlandson.

A rural physician giving an elderly woman a tablet, she views it suspiciously, a younger woman stands smiling in the background. Coloured stipple engraving by J. Cary, 1786, after H. Taylor.

A woman doctor bandaging a young woman's hand. Mezzotint, 1787.

Attributes of the physician. Lithograph by Graham Sutherland, 1934.

A decrepit man screaming in pain from gout, rheumatism and catarrh; represented as three tormenting devils. Coloured etching by J. Cawse, 1809, after G.M. Woodward.

A man pulling a peculiar face as he is about to take some medicine. Coloured etching by I. Cruikshank, 1801, after J. Gillray.

A haggard old woman carelessly mixing a recipe for corns on the fire in her sordid bedroom. Etching by G. Cruikshank, 1819, after Captain F. Marryat.

A rural surgeon treating an elderly man's foot, in the background an assistant is mixing a concoction with a pestle and mortar in a surgery. Etching by A.T.J.M. Potémont after D. Teniers, the younger.

A physician recommending some medicine to a young female patient. Coloured lithograph, 1853, by H. Garnier, 1836, after J.L. Canon.

An ill man taking a gargling mixture for a sore throat. Coloured aquatint by H. Pyall after M. Egerton, 1827.

A man composed of pharmaceutical equipment, surrounded by medicinal plants. Engraving by N. de Larmessin II, 1695.

Theo Heemskerk as an alchemist trying in vain to distill a report from members of a commission set up to reform the constitution of the Netherlands. Line block after J. Braakensiek, 1912.

A disgruntled aged physician taking the pulse of an aged patient. Etching.

Drug industry ephemera. Box 1.

A surgery where all fantasy and follies are purged and good qualities are prescribed. Line engraving by M. Greuter, c. 1600.

A surgeon treating a patient's foot, in the background another surgeon is examining a patient in a surgery. Lithograph after A. Brouwer.

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Britannia as a patient who is in danger of death owing to disagreement between her three doctors over their competing remedies; representing the weakness of Britain during the replacement of Addington by Pitt as Prime Minister and the exclusion of Fox. Coloured etching by J. Gillray, 1804.

Leamington Spa, Warwickshire: pharmacy shop. Steel engraving.

A fierce battle between the supporters of John Brown (Bruno), in favour of treatment with stimulants, and those of F.J.V. Broussais, in favour of bloodletting. Pen drawing.

An apothecary in his laboratory concocting a mixture. Wood engraving by F.Mc F (?) after, 1876, after H.S. Marks.

A travelling tooth-drawer and medicine vendor in a town near Rome. Engraving by A.L. Richter, ca. 1834, after D.W. Lindau.

A hypochondriac at home with his anxious nurse. Wood engraving.

An apothecary mixing a concoction in his working room surrounded by the paraphernalia of his profession. Wood engraving by A. Bellenger after H.S. Marks.

A monkey holding a clyster in an apothecary's shop. Engraving by F. Basan after D. Teniers the younger.

An excited physician examining a urine specimen and referring to a book, while the patient waits for the diagnosis, two assistants are mixing concoctions in the background. Mezzotint by J.B. Enzensberger after D. Teniers, the younger.

A convalescing woman trying in vain to rouse her slumbering hired nurse: the cat scavenges her food and the candle sets light to the carpet. Coloured etching by N. Heideloff, 1807, after T. Rowlandson.

A rural physician giving an elderly woman a tablet, she views it suspiciously, a younger woman stands smiling in the background. Coloured stipple engraving by J. Cary, 1786, after H. Taylor.

A woman doctor bandaging a young woman's hand. Mezzotint, 1787.

Attributes of the physician. Lithograph by Graham Sutherland, 1934.

A decrepit man screaming in pain from gout, rheumatism and catarrh; represented as three tormenting devils. Coloured etching by J. Cawse, 1809, after G.M. Woodward.

A man pulling a peculiar face as he is about to take some medicine. Coloured etching by I. Cruikshank, 1801, after J. Gillray.

A haggard old woman carelessly mixing a recipe for corns on the fire in her sordid bedroom. Etching by G. Cruikshank, 1819, after Captain F. Marryat.

A rural surgeon treating an elderly man's foot, in the background an assistant is mixing a concoction with a pestle and mortar in a surgery. Etching by A.T.J.M. Potémont after D. Teniers, the younger.

A physician recommending some medicine to a young female patient. Coloured lithograph, 1853, by H. Garnier, 1836, after J.L. Canon.

An ill man taking a gargling mixture for a sore throat. Coloured aquatint by H. Pyall after M. Egerton, 1827.

A man composed of pharmaceutical equipment, surrounded by medicinal plants. Engraving by N. de Larmessin II, 1695.

Theo Heemskerk as an alchemist trying in vain to distill a report from members of a commission set up to reform the constitution of the Netherlands. Line block after J. Braakensiek, 1912.

A disgruntled aged physician taking the pulse of an aged patient. Etching.

Drug industry ephemera. Box 1.

A surgery where all fantasy and follies are purged and good qualities are prescribed. Line engraving by M. Greuter, c. 1600.

A surgeon treating a patient's foot, in the background another surgeon is examining a patient in a surgery. Lithograph after A. Brouwer.

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