A cure for lying and a bad memory [graphic] / Woodward del. ; Rowlandson sc.

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11791938

Description

Title
A cure for lying and a bad memory [graphic] / Woodward del. ; Rowlandson sc.
Creator
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker.
Contributor
Galen--Statues,--depicted.
Johnstone, Henry Arthur--Ownership.
Tegg, Thomas, 1776-1845, publisher.
Woodward, G. M. (George Moutard), approximately 1760-1809, artist.
Copyright Date
July 9, 1807.
Abstract

"The interior of an apothecary's room: jars on shelves; a counter with drawers, pestle and mortar, flasks, &c. A bust of Galen stands on the lintel of the door (right). An alarmed undergraduate in cap and gown stands clasping his stomach. The doctor faces him triumphantly, with raised arms and holding a pill-box. His man, who wears an apron, walks off with a large box inscribed 'Anti-Fibbibus'. The (prose) inscription below the title relates that a 'College Wag' called on a 'travelling Empiric' and asked to be cured of a bad memory, and a habit of lying. He is cured by the 'gilded pill called - Pillula Memoria - Anti Fibbibus!!' The youth complains that he is poisoned with Asafœtida, the doctor answers that he speaks the truth and will never forget the medicine, so is cured."--British Museum online catalogue.

Description
"Price one shillg. colour'd."
Eighteen lines description engraved below image.
Plate from: Woodward, G.M. Caricature magazine, or Hudibrastic mirror. London : Thomas Tegg, [1808?], v. 1.
Plate numbered "F 3" in upper left corner and "5" in upper right corner.
Title etched below image.
Extent
1 print : etching with stipple on wove paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 28.1 x 22 cm, on sheet 41.8 x 26 cm
Extent of Digitization
This object has been completely digitized.
Language
English

Collection Information

Repository
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Call Number
Auchincloss Rowlandson v. 8

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Format
still image
Genre
Etchings--England--London--1807.
Satires (Visual works)--England--1807.
Subject (Name)
Galen--Statues,--depicted.
Johnstone, Henry Arthur--Ownership.
Tegg, Thomas, 1776-1845, publisher.
Woodward, G. M. (George Moutard), approximately 1760-1809, artist.
Subject (Topic)
Medical equipment & supplies.
Medicine.
Mortars & pestles.
Pharmacists.
Physicians.
Students.

Access And Usage Rights

Access
Public
Rights
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Citation
Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 8, no. 10931
Grego, J. Rowlandson the caricaturist, v. 2, pages 75-7

Identifiers

Orbis Record
12850270
Object ID (OID)
11791938

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