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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…

Central scene shows rivalry between doctors and their respective quack remedies. The scenes below show 'a few specimens of the public in general!!', while the six scenes at the bottom begin with a fat woman tending pots at a stove, 'Ruling the…

1 print : mezzotint, with watercolour and gouache ; platemark 13.2 x 11.2 cm

1 print : etching ; platemark 31.8 x 23.3 cm
Lettering continues: "Allen staenden, leuten, die es am wenigsten glauben, Leuten, die von der Betrügerey leben, diesen ist die Ehr lichkeit, oder welches einerley ist, der Schein der Ehr lichkeit am…

A large table in a lecture hall with many commercial medicine vendors and practitioners seated around it: in the background are many tiers of spectators
1 print : line engraving and etching ; platemark 20.1 x 32.8 cm