State Quacks Or The Desperate Condition Of The Wither'd Sisters

State Quacks Or The Desperate Condition Of The Wither'd Sisters

Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Author(s):
Heath, William, 1795-1840 artist
Publication:
London: Thos. McLean, March 1, 1830
Language(s):
English
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Pharmacists
Physicians
Politics
Quackery
Therapeutics
United Kingdom
Genre(s):
Caricature
Abstract:
Three distraught women are sitting on a pile of straw; a group of physicians are preparing a concoction with a mortar and pestal; a dead lion is in the foreground and a large group of quack physicians is in the background. On same page are several vignettes under the heading Scientific Terms No.2.
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Extent:
1 print : 41 x 27 cm.
Technique:
etching, color
NLM Unique ID:
101393202 (See catalog record)
NLM Image ID:
A021576
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101393202