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 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, with watercolour ; image 30.3 x 22.2 cm
Lettering continues: "If the common soft or tub soap made into a moderate strong lather, or half an ounce of liquor potassoe in twelve ounces of distill'd water - which is the late Dr.…