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Paulo Purganti, a physician shrinking from his wife's caresses. Mezzotint.
Reference: 21782i
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A tooth-drawer with 'lightness of hand' extracting a tooth from a protesting patient, amidst the chaos of his practice. Aquatint by R.B. Peake after H.W. Bunbury.
Bunbury, Henry William, 1750-1811.Reference: 16582i
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Two angry medical practitioners arguing about opposing methods in front of a gouty (?) patient. Coloured engraving, 1787.
Date: 1 August 1787Reference: 20875i
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The Foundling Hospital: the interior of the Court Room, with people in eighteenth-century dress. Wood engraving.
Reference: 37960i
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Children playing with various toys, in the background are paintings of the Creation and the creation of Adam. Engraving by A. Bosse, 1636.
Bosse, Abraham, 1602-1676.Date: 1636Reference: 17735i
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A gentlemen pays an unexpected call on a lady friend only to discover she is in the middle of having an enema. Line engraving by F. Dequevauviller, 1786, after N. Lafrensen the younger.
Lafrensen, Niklas, 1737-1807.Date: [1786]Reference: 15864i
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Katalog der Staatlichen Gemäldegalerie zu Kassel / [neu bearbeitet von Hans Vogel].
Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Kassel. Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister.Date: 1958
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The Académie des Sciences et des Beaux Arts, Paris: showing a variety of subjects to learn. Engraving by J. Sturt.
Sturt, John, 1658-1730.Reference: 21492i
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A busy street corner with traders stopping for a tankard of beer and an artist painting a pub sign. Engraving, c. 1751, after W. Hogarth.
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764.Date: 1 February 1751Reference: 26456i
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A woman personifying painting. Stipple engraving by R. Hixon, 1806, after G.B. Cipriani.
Cipriani, Giovanni Battista, 1727-1785.Date: Jan[uar]y 1806Reference: 33058i
Books
Miracles & charms : two free exhibitions exploring faith, hope and chance : 6 October - 26 February / Wellcome Collection.
Wellcome Collection.Date: 2011
Books
'Kaempferia', the painting by G.D. Ehret in the Linnean Society / Enid Slatter.
Slatter, Enid (Enid M.)Date: [2001]
Ephemera
Charles Darwin, 1809-82 : John Collier, 1883 (copy of 1881 original) : oil on canvas, 1257 x 965mm / National Portrait Gallery.
Date: [2010?]
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Edward Jenner vaccinating patients in the Smallpox and Inoculation Hospital at St. Pancras: the patients develop features of cows. Coloured etching, 1803, after J. Gillray, 1802.
Gillray, James, 1756-1815.Date: 1803Reference: 11755i
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Sir John Soane's House and Museum: the picture gallery at ground floor level, showing the folding screens. Lithograph, 1830.
Date: [1830]Reference: 38486i
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George Combe lecturing on phrenology, portrayed with protuberances on his head. Coloured lithograph by L. Bump, 1826, after J. Lump.
Lump, J.Date: September 1826Reference: 744161i
Books
Katalog der Gemäldegalerie. I. Teil, Italiener, spanier, franzosen, engländer.
Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien. Gemäldegalerie.Date: 1965
Ephemera
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Two paintings by Kapp.
Date: [between 1970 and 1979?]
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A dentist extracting a tooth from a fashionable female patient who is surrounded by young men. Coloured etching, 1806.
Date: 4 June 1806Reference: 16623i
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A physician receiving a glass from a female servant while visiting a young female patient who is in bed. Coloured lithograph by P.H.L. Van der Meulen after J. Steen.
Steen, Jan, 1626-1679.Date: 1800-1899Reference: 21756i
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The handmaid to the arts ... / [Robert Dossie].
Dossie, Robert, -1777.Date: 1764
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A mother wrapping a baby in swaddling bandages, with a child, the baby's nurse, and two other servants. Engraving by A. Bosse, 1633.
Date: [1633]Reference: 17545i
Part of: Le mariage à la ville
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A tooth-drawer extracting a man's tooth while his friend is watching and enjoying a glass of champagne. Coloured etching.
Reference: 16669i
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An old soldier with a wooden leg telling a family about his experiences. Etching by W. Matthews after S. Jennen.
Jennen, S.Reference: 23091i
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A surgeon about to let blood from a woman patient in a richly furnished room. Engraving by A. Bosse.
Bosse, Abraham, 1602-1676.Date: [between 1600 and 1699]Reference: 22992i

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Paulo Purganti, a physician shrinking from his wife's caresses. Mezzotint.

A tooth-drawer with 'lightness of hand' extracting a tooth from a protesting patient, amidst the chaos of his practice. Aquatint by R.B. Peake after H.W. Bunbury.

Two angry medical practitioners arguing about opposing methods in front of a gouty (?) patient. Coloured engraving, 1787.

The Foundling Hospital: the interior of the Court Room, with people in eighteenth-century dress. Wood engraving.

Children playing with various toys, in the background are paintings of the Creation and the creation of Adam. Engraving by A. Bosse, 1636.

A gentlemen pays an unexpected call on a lady friend only to discover she is in the middle of having an enema. Line engraving by F. Dequevauviller, 1786, after N. Lafrensen the younger.

Katalog der Staatlichen Gemäldegalerie zu Kassel / [neu bearbeitet von Hans Vogel].

The Académie des Sciences et des Beaux Arts, Paris: showing a variety of subjects to learn. Engraving by J. Sturt.

A busy street corner with traders stopping for a tankard of beer and an artist painting a pub sign. Engraving, c. 1751, after W. Hogarth.

A woman personifying painting. Stipple engraving by R. Hixon, 1806, after G.B. Cipriani.

Miracles & charms : two free exhibitions exploring faith, hope and chance : 6 October - 26 February / Wellcome Collection.

'Kaempferia', the painting by G.D. Ehret in the Linnean Society / Enid Slatter.

Charles Darwin, 1809-82 : John Collier, 1883 (copy of 1881 original) : oil on canvas, 1257 x 965mm / National Portrait Gallery.

Edward Jenner vaccinating patients in the Smallpox and Inoculation Hospital at St. Pancras: the patients develop features of cows. Coloured etching, 1803, after J. Gillray, 1802.

Sir John Soane's House and Museum: the picture gallery at ground floor level, showing the folding screens. Lithograph, 1830.

George Combe lecturing on phrenology, portrayed with protuberances on his head. Coloured lithograph by L. Bump, 1826, after J. Lump.

Katalog der Gemäldegalerie. I. Teil, Italiener, spanier, franzosen, engländer.

Two paintings by Kapp.

A dentist extracting a tooth from a fashionable female patient who is surrounded by young men. Coloured etching, 1806.

A physician receiving a glass from a female servant while visiting a young female patient who is in bed. Coloured lithograph by P.H.L. Van der Meulen after J. Steen.

The handmaid to the arts ... / [Robert Dossie].

A mother wrapping a baby in swaddling bandages, with a child, the baby's nurse, and two other servants. Engraving by A. Bosse, 1633.

A tooth-drawer extracting a man's tooth while his friend is watching and enjoying a glass of champagne. Coloured etching.

An old soldier with a wooden leg telling a family about his experiences. Etching by W. Matthews after S. Jennen.

A surgeon about to let blood from a woman patient in a richly furnished room. Engraving by A. Bosse.