The Tower Hill Esculapius

The Tower Hill Esculapius

Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Author(s):
Dighton, Robert, 1752-1814 artist
Publication:
Dublin: Willm. Allen, [178-]
Language(s):
English
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Quackery
Patients
Genre(s):
Caricature
Abstract:
A quack physician is standing on a stage before a small crowd, he holds in one hand a bottle of medicine; an assistant, stooping like a monkey, is offering handbills; patients are sitting to the back of the stage.
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Extent:
1 print : 15 x 25 cm.
Technique:
etching
NLM Unique ID:
101393142 (See catalog record)
NLM Image ID:
A021507
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101393142