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 satirised in several caricatures: W. Hogarth represented him in A harlot's progress pl. V; The march to Finchley; and The four times of the day, morning and "A fashionably-dressed man kneels in profile to the left at a large chest of 'Patent Medecines', on which is a duck with the inscription 'Quack. Quack. Quack' [cf. British Museum Satires No. 5766]. A hanging candelabra and a festooned curtain indicate wealth. He prays to the shade of Dr. Rock, describes the composition of his famous Vegetable Drops, and asks for the continuance of 'my Carriages and Equipage, my Town and Country Residence, and all other good things of this life ...'."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title printed in letterpress below image., Publisher from imprints present on other plates in the series. For information on the series, see page 51 in v. 8. of the the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., Date of publication from Grego., and Twenty-one lines of letterpress text below title: Illustrious shade of the renowned Dr. Rock, still continue, I beseech thee ...
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
Title derived from caption below image., Place of publication derived from publisher's street address., Complete caption: The quintessence of quackism, founded principals truly chimerical aetherial magnetical, electrical, & immaterial, & the four quarters of the globe ransak'd to make it ingeniously rediculous. Dedicated to the emperor of quacks, by myself., Description from British Museum: Beneath the design is engraved a musical score with the words of a song. A burlesque representation of the quack doctor James Graham (1745-94), who opened his 'Temple of Health' in the Adelphi in the autumn of 1779. Graham stands full-face; he holds in his mouth the end of the tail of a monkey which sits on his head. The monkey holds out a duck by one leg, which is saying "Quack Quack". Graham holds out in his right hand a circular box inscribed "Æthereal Pills". A medallion hangs round his neck, on which is a woman's head, inscribed "Female Historian". She is Mrs. Catherine Macaulay (see index) whom he treated at Bath, so gaining his first start. He stands between two gigantic men wearing large laced hats and long coats; one, "Gog" (left), in back view, the other, "Magog" (right), stands full-face holding a paper inscribed "Sketch of the Plan of the Temple of Health". These represent the gigantic footmen or porters who were among the attractions of the 'Temple' and who distributed bills advertising the establishment, see BMSat 6346 and Angelo, 'Reminiscences', 1904, i. 97. Between them, and above Graham's head, the words "Hail Wonderous Combination!" are etched. By the left margin of the print, two men are gazing at the spectacle, one clasps his hands in admiration or supplication. On the opposite side is a man grinning with two small boys who laugh and point, one of them a little chimney-sweep with brushes and sack., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Publisher:
Publish'd as the Act directs. Oct 30th. 1780. P. Mitchel North Audley St. Grosvenor Sq.
Subject (Name):
Graham, James, 1745-1794.
Subject (Topic):
Quacks and quackery, Physicians, Porters, Monkeys, Chimney sweeps, Musical notation, Childrens, Ducks, and Medals
Barrow, J., active 1782-1785, printmaker, publisher
Published / Created:
[28 February 1784]
Call Number:
784.02.28.01+ Impression 1
Image Count:
1
Abstract:
Seven nude men swim in a river with grassy banks, following a frightened duck they try to catch. Among them are Charles Fox and Lord North. The title refers to a favorite plebeian sport of duck hunting with spaniels
Alternative Title:
State spaniels after the duck
Description:
Title from item., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., and Mounted to 25 x 37 cm.
Publisher:
Pubd. by J. Barrow Feby. 28, 1784, White Lion Bull Stairs, Surry Side Black Friars Bridge
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806. and North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792.
Subject (Topic):
Politics and government, Ducks, Rivers, and Swimming
