Taking physick

Collection:: Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Author(s):: Gillray, James, 1756-1815, artist
Publication:: [London] : Publishd ... by H. Humphrey, 1800
Language(s):: English
Format:: Still image
Genre(s):: Caricatures
Abstract:: A dishevelled man wearing a cap stands in front of a fireplace and holds a cup and a bottle in either hand. On the mantel are other bottles of medications. The man grimaces as he raises the cup.
Copyright:: The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Extent:: 1 print : image 33 x 21 cm., on mount 38 x 25 cm.
Provenance:: Gift; William H. Helfand; 2003; 03-75.
Technique:: etching, black and white
NLM Unique ID:: 101455787 (See catalog record)
NLM Image ID:: C05440
Permanent Link:: http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101455787

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