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1 print : etching, with watercolour

shears on the ground

The print contains three pieces of dialogue and several annotations

1 print : etching, with watercolour

The tractors. A new discovered virtue in these invaluable operators most cordially recommeded to the public at large and to Dr. Perkins in…

1 print : mezzotint, with watercolour and gouache ; platemark 14.9 x 11.3 cm

The medicine vendor stands on the right, in front of his stand. He wears decorative clothes and holds up a flask of his medicine. In front of him are his props: conjuring equipment, musical instruments, tame animals. Among the crowd watching him are…

1 print : line engraving and etching ; image 12.5 x 19.2 cm

The print contrasts Pitt's use of cash to support his Austrian allies with Napoleon's use of military force. Pitt is represented both as an accoucheur or man-midwife (he has a pair of forceps labeled "Income tax" sticking out of his pocket) and as a…

1 print : etching ; platemark 24.7 x 34.8 cm

1 print : etching ; platemark 22.2 x 25 cm

The three named quacks occupy the top of the shield, twelve other 'doctors' are situated in the lower half; most of them have gold canes held up to their noses, one is dipping his finger into a urinal which another holds. Two pairs of crossed human…

The three named quacks occupy the top of the shield, twelve other 'doctors' are situated in the lower half; most of them have gold canes held up to their noses, one is dipping his finger into a urinal while another holds it. Two pairs of crossed…