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The interior of a busy pharmacy. Line engraving by C. Le Roy.
Reference: 15967i
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A nun with two children in a convent pharmacy, surrounded attributes of the trade. Lithograph by André after E. Pingret.
Pingret, Edouard, 1788-1875.Date: [1853?]Reference: 16373i
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An itinerant doctor, by a subterfuge, cures an undergraduate hoaxer of his supposed maladies of lying and bad memory. Coloured etching by T. Rowlandson, 1807, after G.M. Woodward.
Woodward, G. M. (George Moutard), approximately 1760-1809.Date: July 9 1807Reference: 460130i
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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 amidst a busy workshop. Etching by W. Unger after D. Teniers, the younger.
Teniers, David, 1610-1690.Reference: 22595i
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An interior of a stylish pharmacy with the pharmacist serving a customer and an apprentice at work with the pestle and mortar. Coloured etching by H. Heath, 1825.
Date: 14 October 1825Reference: 16392i
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A man pounding a mixture with a pestle and mortar - an emblem from a drug jar. Watercolour.
Reference: 16213i
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A couple buy some narcotics from an apothecary whose assistant, Death, works with a pestle and mortar in the back room. Coloured lithograph by J. Grandville.
Grandville, J. J., 1803-1847.Reference: 16624i
Part of: Voyage pour l'eternité
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A pharmacist and his apprentice - the apprentice points out that a customer can't be taking his medicine because he is getting better quickly. Coloured lithograph, c. 1840.
Date: [c. 1840]Reference: 16121i
Part of: Notions of the agreeable
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A pharmacist (Louis Phillippe) making up a prescription for a seated lady, surrounded by figures in apothecary jars; representing members of the French government and various political matters. Lithograph by J.I. Grandville, 1832.
Grandville, J. J., 1803-1847.Date: [1832]Reference: 16136i
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An alchemist of the 'puffer' (uninitiated) type, surrounded by equipment. Engraving by W. French after D. Teniers the younger.
Teniers, David, 1610-1690.Reference: 36010i
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An alchemist with angel's wings and a skull cap, pouring fluid from a ladle into a crucible. Pencil drawing by J. Tenniel, 1898.
Tenniel, John, 1820-1914.Date: 1898Reference: 37876i
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A nursing nun in a pharmacy: with the hospital in the background. Lithograph by A.L. Noël, 1838, after F.J.J. Goetzenberger.
Götzenberger, Franz-Jacob-Julius, 1800-1866.Date: 1838Reference: 18211i
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M0007511: Two decorated mortars
Date: 6 September 1940Reference: WT/D/1/20/1/64/59
Part of: Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
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A wife dutifully sits by the bedside of her sick husband, watching over him. Mezzotint by J.C. Bromley, 1837, after E. Prentis.
Prentis, Edward, 1797-1854.Date: 1 September 1837Reference: 17936i
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El morter mossàrab del Castell de la Geltrú (Vilanova i la Geltrú) / Iris Figuerola i Pujol i Xavier Sorní i Esteva.
Figuerola i Pujol, Iris.Date: 1992
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Four scenes from W. Combe's verse Dr. Last or the devil upon two sticks, a parody of the Royal college of physicians and in particular John Fothergill. Engraving after W. Combe.
Combe, William, 1742-1823.Reference: 22092i
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A Flemish surgeon treating an elderly man's foot, an assistant is mixing a concoction with a pestle and mortar in a surgery. Engraving by J. Daullé after D. Teniers, the younger.
Teniers, David, 1610-1690.Date: [1760]Reference: 22581i
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Death as a lethal confectioner making up sweets using arsenic and plaster of Paris as ingredients; representing the toxic adulteration of sweets in the 1858 Bradford sweets poisoning. Wood engraving after J. Leech, 1858.
Leech, John, 1817-1864.Date: 20 November 1858Reference: 47061i
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A doctor trying to administer medicines to a drunken, carbuncled sailor. Coloured etching by W. Elmes after XYZ.
X Y Z.Date: [Augt 12. 1811]Reference: 11057i
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An old physician is taking a young woman's pulse and pointing to her heart, implying that she is suffering from lovesickness, the physicians' assistant is grinning and mixing a concoction. Engraving by I.S. Helman, 1775, after J.B. Leprince, 1773.
Le Prince, Jean-Baptiste, 1734-1781.Date: 1775Reference: 21768i
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A woman holds up a jug; representing the study of nature. Engraving by E. Delaune, ca. 1560.
Delaune, Etienne, 1518?-1583.Date: 1560Reference: 25858i
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An apothecary with pharmaceutical equipment seated in an arched window. Etching by B.A. Dunker after G. Metsu.
Metsu, Gabriel, 1629-1667.Reference: 36123i
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An apothecary making up a prescription in his working room. Chromolithograph, 1901(?).
Date: 1901Reference: 15920i
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An alchemist holding tongs at his furnace. Etching by J. Wagner after D. Maggiotto.
Maggiotto, Domenico, 1713-1794.Reference: 36438i
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An apothecary praying for a host of illnesses to descend on his customers so that he can make more money. Coloured etching by T. Rowlandson, 1801, after G.M. Woodward.
Woodward, G. M. (George Moutard), approximately 1760-1809.Date: 30 July 1801Reference: 16388i

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The interior of a busy pharmacy. Line engraving by C. Le Roy.

A nun with two children in a convent pharmacy, surrounded attributes of the trade. Lithograph by André after E. Pingret.

An itinerant doctor, by a subterfuge, cures an undergraduate hoaxer of his supposed maladies of lying and bad memory. Coloured etching by T. Rowlandson, 1807, after G.M. Woodward.

A rural surgeon treating an elderly man's foot, in the background an assistant is mixing a concoction with a pestle and mortar amidst a busy workshop. Etching by W. Unger after D. Teniers, the younger.

An interior of a stylish pharmacy with the pharmacist serving a customer and an apprentice at work with the pestle and mortar. Coloured etching by H. Heath, 1825.

A man pounding a mixture with a pestle and mortar - an emblem from a drug jar. Watercolour.

A couple buy some narcotics from an apothecary whose assistant, Death, works with a pestle and mortar in the back room. Coloured lithograph by J. Grandville.

A pharmacist and his apprentice - the apprentice points out that a customer can't be taking his medicine because he is getting better quickly. Coloured lithograph, c. 1840.

A pharmacist (Louis Phillippe) making up a prescription for a seated lady, surrounded by figures in apothecary jars; representing members of the French government and various political matters. Lithograph by J.I. Grandville, 1832.

An alchemist of the 'puffer' (uninitiated) type, surrounded by equipment. Engraving by W. French after D. Teniers the younger.

An alchemist with angel's wings and a skull cap, pouring fluid from a ladle into a crucible. Pencil drawing by J. Tenniel, 1898.

A nursing nun in a pharmacy: with the hospital in the background. Lithograph by A.L. Noël, 1838, after F.J.J. Goetzenberger.

M0007511: Two decorated mortars

A wife dutifully sits by the bedside of her sick husband, watching over him. Mezzotint by J.C. Bromley, 1837, after E. Prentis.

El morter mossàrab del Castell de la Geltrú (Vilanova i la Geltrú) / Iris Figuerola i Pujol i Xavier Sorní i Esteva.

Four scenes from W. Combe's verse Dr. Last or the devil upon two sticks, a parody of the Royal college of physicians and in particular John Fothergill. Engraving after W. Combe.

A Flemish surgeon treating an elderly man's foot, an assistant is mixing a concoction with a pestle and mortar in a surgery. Engraving by J. Daullé after D. Teniers, the younger.

Death as a lethal confectioner making up sweets using arsenic and plaster of Paris as ingredients; representing the toxic adulteration of sweets in the 1858 Bradford sweets poisoning. Wood engraving after J. Leech, 1858.

A doctor trying to administer medicines to a drunken, carbuncled sailor. Coloured etching by W. Elmes after XYZ.

An old physician is taking a young woman's pulse and pointing to her heart, implying that she is suffering from lovesickness, the physicians' assistant is grinning and mixing a concoction. Engraving by I.S. Helman, 1775, after J.B. Leprince, 1773.

A woman holds up a jug; representing the study of nature. Engraving by E. Delaune, ca. 1560.

An apothecary with pharmaceutical equipment seated in an arched window. Etching by B.A. Dunker after G. Metsu.

An apothecary making up a prescription in his working room. Chromolithograph, 1901(?).

An alchemist holding tongs at his furnace. Etching by J. Wagner after D. Maggiotto.

An apothecary praying for a host of illnesses to descend on his customers so that he can make more money. Coloured etching by T. Rowlandson, 1801, after G.M. Woodward.