Matthew Manna a country apothecary / [graphic][11 October 1773]engA small man in oversized clothes stands in profile in the foreground holding a walking stick and a wig at which he is looking pensively. Behind him is a small cottage-like building with a striped barber's pole mounted on the roof. In a large diamond pattern window is a skeleton, a wig stand, and a pet monkey. Above the window a large sign reads: "Matt. Manna apothecary, surgeon, corn-cutter, &c., &c. Man midwife, gentlemen shaved & hogs gelded. Shave for a penny & bleed for 2 pence." Below the window hangs a large shelf with a jar of Jalap and two bowls on it. A milestone in lower right corner reads: XXVI mileTitle etched below image.Initial letters of publisher's name in imprint form a monogram.Plate numbered "V. 1" in upper left corner and "17" in upper right corner.Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.Temporary local subject terms: Matthew Manna -- Shops: Country apothecary's shop -- Signs: Country apothecary's -- Milestones -- Trades: Barber -- Medicine: Surgeon -- Apothecaries: Corn-cutter -- Hog gelding -- Midwives: Male accoucheur -- Drugs: Jalap.