A doctor and his friends [graphic]Cruikshank, Isaac, 1764-1811, printmakerOctr. 6, 1798.engA man with a gouty foot sits at a table on which a caraffe and decanter sit with a glass. The figure of the devil sits in an upholsered armchair grinning at the man as he pours a glass of liquid on his head. To their right a skeleton on a three-legged stool is engaged in conversation with a clergy man, both holding glasses of wine. Between the pairs above their heads is written, "A fig for sack & sherry, Our cans we'll clink. Our liquor we'll drink, And we'll be wonderous merry."Title from item.Printseller's announcement following publication statement: Folios of caricatures lent.Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Skeleton as death -- Demons & devils.