Is part of: Workes of that famous chirurgion Ambrose Parey...translated...by Tho. Johnson, title page.; See related catalog record: 2393055R
Extent:
1 print
Technique:
engraving
Note: the exact tool used for torturing st agatha is shown on the…
1 print : mezzotint ; platemark 35.3 x 25.1 cm
The ludicrous operator, or blacksmith turn'd tooth drawer. Why squeeze your hat, and seize my cap as if you dreaded some mishap? Keep not your spirits on the rack, I'm a licentiate not a quack. Designed…
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…