The quack doctor's prayer!! [graphic]

2026-04-28T10:19:52-04:00

Creator:

Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker

Published / Created:

[30 July 1801]

Call Number:

Print10020

Image Count:

1

Resource Type:

still image

Abstract:

A medicine vendor kneeling and praying. Doctor Rock (Richard Rock 1690-1777) was an itinerant medicine vendor who frequented the London areas of St. Pauls and Covent Garden. He was famous for his "anti-venereal, grand, specifick pill". He was satirise...

Description:

Title printed in letterpress below image.

Publisher:

R. Ackermann and Printed by E. Spragg, No. 27, Bow-Street, Covent-Garden

Subject (Geographic):

Great Britain and Great Britain.

Subject (Name):

Rock, Richard, 1690-1777 and Doctor Botherum.

Subject (Topic):

Quacks and quackery, Selling, Drugs, Medicine, Chests, Ducks, Costume, Candelabra, Draperies, Prayer, Quacks, and Patent medicines

Found in:

Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > The quack doctor's prayer!! [graphic]