A doctor and nurse prescribing new medicines for their patient; representing Britain under a new government. The doctor (Peel) holding a medicine bottle labelled: "New tariff" says: "Come take it off like a man! Its the only remedy for your complaint, I have mixed you something very nice to wash it down." The nurse (Wellington) adds: "Come Johnny there's no use making wry faces, you know you must swallow it." John Bull holding a cup inscribed: "Income tax" retorts: "It's a great deal nastier than Dr. Russell's physic." Lying discarded on the floor are a bottle of medicine labelled; "Russell purge" and a container inscribed: "Barings pills."
Description:
Title from text below image., Print signed using John Doyle's "HB" monogram., and Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Politics, British -- Baring's Pills -- Russell's Purge.
Publisher:
Published by T. McLean, 26 Haymarke[t] and Printed at the Genl. Lithc. Estabt., 70 St. Martins Lane
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Russell, John Russell, Earl, 1792-1878., Baring, Francis Thornhill, 1796-1866., Peel, Robert, 1788-1850., and Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852.
Subject (Topic):
John Bull (Symbolic character), Legislative bodies, Reform, Physician and patient, Nurses, and Medicine
Title from caption below image., Attributed to Richard Doyle by Gumuchian., Publication information from cover to the series: The christening procession of Prince Taffy., One print from a series of 24 pen lithographs, printed on both sides, commemorating the christening of Edward VII., Print numbered '23' in upper right corner., and On same sheet, verso: Spectators.
Title from caption below image., Attributed to Richard Doyle by Gumuchian., Publication information from cover to the series: The christening procession of Prince Taffy., One print from a series of 24 pen lithographs, printed on both sides, commemorating the christening of Edward VII., Plate numbered '3' in upper right corner., and On same sheet, verso: The Prince of Wale's chief rocker; Women of the bed chamber; Dr. Locork.
Burton, Charles, active 1823-1839, printmaker, publisher
Published / Created:
[1842]
Call Number:
842.00.00.05
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title from heading above image., Nineteen images on sheet; each individually captioned., Captions include: First eclipse of the moon on record 720 B.C.; Jerusalem taken after a siege of 18 months, 587 B.C. Qy. "with master's gun"?; Xerxes' expeditions against Greece, 481 B.C. ..., and "Price 2d".
Title from caption below image., Attributed to Richard Doyle by Gumuchian., Publication information from cover to the series: The christening procession of Prince Taffy., One print from a series of 24 pen lithographs, printed on both sides, commemorating the christening of Edward VII., Plate numbered '5' in upper right corner., and On same sheet, verso: The royal cot; Usher of the black rod.
Title from caption below image., Attributed to Richard Doyle by Gumuchian., Publication information from cover to the series: The christening procession of Prince Taffy., One print from a series of 24 pen lithographs, printed on both sides, commemorating the christening of Edward VII., Plate numbered '16' in upper left corner., and On same sheet, verso: The Queen Dowager, her tail borne, the Lord knows how.
Title from caption below image., Attributed to Richard Doyle by Gumuchian., Publication information from cover to the series: The christening procession of Prince Taffy., One print from a series of 24 pen lithographs, printed on both sides, commemorating the christening of Edward VII., Print numbered '22' in upper right corner., and On same sheet, verso: Rough Dragon, and Garter King at arms; Beef eaters.
Title from caption below image., Attributed to Richard Doyle by Gumuchian., Publication information from cover to the series: The christening procession of Prince Taffy., One print from a series of 24 pen lithographs, printed on both sides, commemorating the christening of Edward VII., Print numbered '20' in upper left corner., and On same sheet, verso: H.R.H. the Prince of Wales's own hussars.
Title from caption below image., Attributed to Richard Doyle by Gumuchian., Publication information from cover to the series: The christening procession of Prince Taffy., One print from a series of 24 pen lithographs, printed on both sides, commemorating the christening of Edward VII., Print numbered '19' in upper right corner., and On same sheet, verso: H.R.H. the Prince of Wales's state carriage.
Title from caption below image., Attributed to Richard Doyle by Gumuchian., Publication information from cover to the series: The christening procession of Prince Taffy., One print from a series of 24 pen lithographs, printed on both sides, commemorating the christening of Edward VII., Print numbered '14' in upper left corner., and On same sheet, verso: The august Grand-Mama; The Lord Great Chamberlain.
Publisher:
Messrs. Fores
Subject (Name):
Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819-1901 and Albert, Prince Consort, consort of Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819-1861
