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1.
Dr. Musgrave prescribing for Brittania who is in a deep consumption [graphic].

Published / Created:
[1769]
Call Number:
769.09.00.02 Impression 1
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Alternative Title:
Dr. Musgrave prescribing for Britannia who is in a deep consumption
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Bedford, John Russell, Duke of, 1710-1771, Musgrave, Samuel, 1732-1780, Holland, Henry Fox, Baron, 1705-1774, Wilkes, John, 1725-1797, and Halifax, George Montagu-Dunk, Earl of, 1716-1771
Subject (Topic):
Britannia (Symbolic character), Medical equipment & supplies, and Medical procedures & techniques
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Dr. Musgrave prescribing for Brittania who is in a deep consumption [graphic].

4.
The festival of the golden rump rumpatur quisquis rumpitur invidia / [graphic]

Published / Created:
publish'd according to act of Parliament 1737.
Call Number:
737.05.07.01
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Satire on George II and Robert Walpole, based on a "Visio"n described in "Commonsense, or the Englishman's Journal", 19 March 1737. The king is represented as a satyr, seen from the rear, standing on an altar kicking his left leg and breaking wind; Q...
Description:
Title engraved above image.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Name):
George II, King of Great Britain, 1683-1760, Caroline, Queen, consort of George II, King of Great Britain, 1683-1737, Walpole, Robert, Earl of Orford, 1676-1745, Walpole, Horatio Walpole, Baron, 1678-1757, Hoadly, Benjamin, 1676-1761, Fielding, Henry, 1707-1754, and Chesterfield, Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of, 1694-1773
Subject (Topic):
Politics and government, Bribery, Corruption, Medical procedures & techniques, and Theaters
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The festival of the golden rump rumpatur quisquis rumpitur invidia / [graphic]

5.
[A barber's shop] [graphic].

Published / Created:
[1766?]
Call Number:
766.00.00.05+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title from British Museum catalogue.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Animals in human situations, Barbers, Barbershops, Boars, Cats, Dead animals, Dental equipment & supplies, Dentistry, Donkeys, Elephants, Fish, Hunting trophies, Interiors, Medical procedures & techniques, Monkeys, Peg legs, Signs (Notices), and Teeth
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > [A barber's shop] [graphic].

6.
The able doctor, or, America swallowing the bitter draught [graphic].

Published / Created:
[April 1774]
Call Number:
774.04.00.01
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"America, a partly-draped female figure, is being held down by Lord Mansfield (right) in judge's wig and robes, while North, holding her by the throat, pours the contents of a tea-pot down her mouth. America ejects the tea in a stream directed at Nort...
Alternative Title:
America swallowing the bitter draught
Description:
Title engraved below image.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792, Mansfield, William Murray, Earl of, 1705-1793, Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792, and Sandwich, John Montagu, Earl of, 1718-1792
Subject (Topic):
Boston Port Bill, 1774, Boston Tea Party, 1773, Britannia (Symbolic character), Ethnic stereotypes, Teapots, and Medical procedures & techniques
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The able doctor, or, America swallowing the bitter draught [graphic].

7.
Sharp work for the eyes, or, Performing on the organ with great practical tenderness, a new tune

Published / Created:
[24 September 1840]
Call Number:
840.09.24.02
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Alternative Title:
Performing on the organ with great practical tenderness a new tune (very cutting) on an old instrument
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pub. Sep. 24, 1840 by Tilt & Bogue, Fleet St.
Subject (Topic):
Medical procedures & techniques and Scissors & shears
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Sharp work for the eyes, or, Performing on the organ with great practical tenderness, a new tune (very cutting) on an old instrument [graphic]

8.
Gentle emetic [graphic].

Creator:
Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
Published / Created:
[28 January 1804]
Call Number:
804.01.28.01
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"An invalid sits, with contorted features, at a table (left) on which are basin, tea-pot, medicine-bottle, glass. His head is held by a compassionate friend, standing behind him. He wears night-cap, shirt, breeches, and unbuttoned waistcoat."--British...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Publish'd Jany. 28th, 1804, by H. Humphrey, St. James's Steet
Subject (Topic):
Emetics, Medical procedures & techniques, Basins (Containers), Drinking vessels, Medicines, Bottles, and Teapots
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Gentle emetic [graphic].

9.
Taking physic [graphic].

Creator:
Cruikshank, Isaac, 1764-1811, printmaker
Published / Created:
March 20, 1801.
Call Number:
801.03.20.01
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"The invalid, unshaven, in a nightcap, and wearing a dressing-gown over unfastened waistcoat, breeches, and ungartered stockings, stands as in British Museum Satires No. 9584, grimacing with disgust at a cup of medicine, the bottle in his left hand. I...
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Published by S.W. Fores, No. 50 Piccadilly
Subject (Topic):
Laxatives, Tractors, Metallic, Medicines, Medical procedures & techniques, and Sick persons
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Taking physic [graphic].

10.
Ministerial phlebotomy, or, Bleeding John Bull [graphic].

Published / Created:
[6 Feburary 1808]
Call Number:
808.02.06.01+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"John Bull, corpulent, bald-headed, and stripped to the loins, is beset by leeches with human heads. They climb up his legs and attack his body, arms, and head. He stamps angrily, with clenched fists, saying, "This is Bleeding with A Veangence If I do...
Alternative Title:
Bleeding John Bull
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pub. 6th of Feb. by S.W. Fores, 50 Piccadilli [sic]
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820
Subject (Topic):
John Bull (Symbolic character), Phlebotomy, Worms, Medical procedures & techniques, and Taxes
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Ministerial phlebotomy, or, Bleeding John Bull [graphic].

11.
Breathing a vein [graphic].

Creator:
Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
Published / Created:
[28 January 1804]
Call Number:
804.01.28.03
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"The patient sits on a stool, averting his head from the surgeon who supports his left arm, from which the blood spurts into a bowl. The operator wears spurred top-boots, and has a bucolic appearance suggesting a veterinary surgeon. The patient wears ...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Publish'd Jany. 28th, 1804, by H. Humphrey, St. James's Street, London
Subject (Topic):
Medical procedures & techniques and Phlebotomy
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Breathing a vein [graphic].

12.
Comfort to the corns [graphic]

Published / Created:
[approximately 1800]
Call Number:
Folio 75 W87 807 v.2
Collection Title:
V. 2. Caricature magazine, or, Hudibrastic mirror.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
An old hag sits in a carved chair with a gothic back by a vast open fire-place (right), with sticks blazing on the hearth. She uses a large knife to slice at one of her distorted toes. Beside her are a tub and scrubbing-brush and a large cat. She wear...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Cats, Chairs, Eyeglasses, Feet, Fireplaces, Medical procedures & techniques, Older people, Slippers, and Wash tubs
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Comfort to the corns [graphic]

13.
Doctor Sangrado relieving John Bull of the yellow fever [graphic].

Published / Created:
[1800]
Call Number:
800.00.00.47
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Im Verlage des Industrie-Comptoirs
Subject (Name):
Pitt, William, 1759-1806, Portland, William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, Duke of, 1738-1809, and Windham, William, 1750-1810
Subject (Topic):
John Bull (Symbolic character), Fireplaces, Kettles, Wigs, and Medical procedures & techniques
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Doctor Sangrado relieving John Bull of the yellow fever [graphic].

14.
Comfort to the corns [graphic]

Published / Created:
[approximately 1800]
Call Number:
800.02.06.02
Collection Title:
V. 2. Caricature magazine, or, Hudibrastic mirror.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
An old hag sits in a carved chair with a gothic back by a vast open fire-place (right), with sticks blazing on the hearth. She uses a large knife to slice at one of her distorted toes. Beside her are a tub and scrubbing-brush and a large cat. She wear...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Cats, Chairs, Eyeglasses, Feet, Fireplaces, Medical procedures & techniques, Older people, Slippers, and Wash tubs
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Comfort to the corns [graphic]

15.
Breathing a vein [graphic].

Creator:
Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
Published / Created:
[28 January 1804]
Call Number:
Print01300
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"The patient sits on a stool, averting his head from the surgeon who supports his left arm, from which the blood spurts into a bowl. The operator wears spurred top-boots, and has a bucolic appearance suggesting a veterinary surgeon. The patient wears ...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Publish'd Jany. 28th, 1804, by H. Humphrey, St. James's Street, London
Subject (Topic):
Medical procedures & techniques and Phlebotomy
Found in:
Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Breathing a vein [graphic].

16.
Taking physic [graphic].

Creator:
Cruikshank, Isaac, 1764-1811, printmaker
Published / Created:
March 20, 1801.
Call Number:
Print00157
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"The invalid, unshaven, in a nightcap, and wearing a dressing-gown over unfastened waistcoat, breeches, and ungartered stockings, stands as in British Museum Satires No. 9584, grimacing with disgust at a cup of medicine, the bottle in his left hand. I...
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Published by S.W. Fores, No. 50 Piccadilly
Subject (Topic):
Laxatives, Tractors, Metallic, Medicines, Medical procedures & techniques, and Sick persons
Found in:
Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Taking physic [graphic].

17.
[Visit to the doctor] [graphic]

Creator:
Dietrich, Christian Wilhelm Ernst, 1712-1774, printmaker
Published / Created:
[not after 1774]
Call Number:
Print00987
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title supplied by curator.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Surgery, Surgeons, Pain, Surgical instruments, Medical equipment & supplies, Medical procedures & techniques, Retorts (Equipment), and Wounds & injuries
Found in:
Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > [Visit to the doctor] [graphic]

18.
Metallic-tractors [graphic]

Creator:
Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker, artist
Published / Created:
[11 November 1801]
Call Number:
Print00457
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A fat citizen (three-quarter length), seated in an armchair, endures an operation upon the carbuncles of his bloated nose. The operator (left), thin and high-shouldered, holds the patient's forehead and applies a small pointed instrument (a metallic ...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Publish'd Novr. 11, 1801, by H. Humphrey, 27 St. James's Street
Subject (Name):
Perkins, Benjamin Douglas, 1774-1810
Subject (Topic):
Pain, Quacks and quackery, Quacks, Medical procedures & techniques, Medical equipment & supplies, Pipes (Smoking), Newspapers, and Dogs
Found in:
Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Metallic-tractors [graphic]

19.
Reduction [graphic]

Creator:
Heath, Henry, active 1824-1850, printmaker, artist
Published / Created:
[July 1827]
Call Number:
Print01056
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A doctor pumps the stomach of his obese seated patient while another couple wait, one who has already undergone reduction examines his deflated countenance in a mirror. A scrawny and an obese dog play next to the doctor's stool and bucket. On the wall...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. July 1827 by William Cole, Newgate Street
Subject (Topic):
Physicians, Patients, Obesity, Therapeutics, Stomach-pump, Costume, History, Medical equipment & supplies, Medical procedures & techniques, Pails, Dogs, Mirrors, and Stools
Found in:
Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Reduction [graphic]

20.
Cutting corns [graphic].

Published / Created:
[not before 1818]
Call Number:
Print01006
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"An adaptation of Gillray's 'Comfort to the Corns', British Museum Satires No. 9585. The old hag is altered to a rather younger woman, the wide hearth to a neat fireplace. The Gothic chair is replaced by a chair with a high cane back (of Charles II pe...
Description:
Title from text below image.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Knives, Feet, Medical procedures & techniques, Cats, and Fireplaces
Found in:
Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Cutting corns [graphic].

21.
[La figure qui montre à faire la reduction du coude par un lien] [graphic].

Published / Created:
[1572]
Call Number:
Print01421
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title supplied by curator.
Publisher:
André Wechel
Subject (Topic):
Dislocations, Orthopedics, Medical procedures & techniques, Beds, Sick persons, and Physicians
Found in:
Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > [La figure qui montre à faire la reduction du coude par un lien] [graphic].

22.
[The use of a machine in the reduction of a dislocation of the shoulder] [graphic].

Published / Created:
[1572]
Call Number:
Print01422
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title supplied by curator.
Publisher:
André Wechel
Subject (Topic):
Dislocations, Orthopedics, Medical procedures & techniques, Medical equipment & supplies, Sick persons, and Physicians
Found in:
Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > [The use of a machine in the reduction of a dislocation of the shoulder] [graphic].

23.
[Barber surgeon's certificate issued to Carl Anthon Christoph Gorig in 1797] [graphic]

Creator:
Beck, Anton August, 1713-1787, printmaker
Published / Created:
[before 1797]
Call Number:
Print20015
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title supplied by curator.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Medical education, Physicians, Medical procedures & techniques, Surgery, Orthopedic braces, Medical equipment & supplies, and Dissections
Found in:
Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > [Barber surgeon's certificate issued to Carl Anthon Christoph Gorig in 1797] [graphic]

24.
Chacun est pris par son foible [graphic].

Published / Created:
[17th century]
Call Number:
Print01163
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Chez N. Guerard graveur rue St. Jacques à la Reine du Clergé C.P.R.
Subject (Topic):
Nose, Parasites, Questioning, Medical ethics, Sick persons, Medical procedures & techniques, Money, and Sculpture
Found in:
Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Chacun est pris par son foible [graphic].

25.
Gentle emetic [graphic].

Creator:
Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
Published / Created:
[28 January 1804]
Call Number:
Print00300
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"An invalid sits, with contorted features, at a table (left) on which are basin, tea-pot, medicine-bottle, glass. His head is held by a compassionate friend, standing behind him. He wears night-cap, shirt, breeches, and unbuttoned waistcoat."--British...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Publish'd Jany. 28th, 1804, by H. Humphrey, St. James's Steet
Subject (Topic):
Emetics, Medical procedures & techniques, Basins (Containers), Drinking vessels, Medicines, Bottles, and Teapots
Found in:
Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Gentle emetic [graphic].

26.
Metallic-tractors [graphic].

Published / Created:
[1802]
Call Number:
Print00301
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A fat citizen (three-quarter length), seated in an armchair, endures an operation upon the carbuncles of his bloated nose. The operator (left), thin and high-shouldered, holds the patient's forehead and applies a small pointed instrument (a metallic ...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Im Verlage des Industrie-Comptoirs
Subject (Name):
Perkins, Benjamin Douglas, 1774-1810
Subject (Topic):
Pain, Quacks and quackery, Quacks, Medical procedures & techniques, Medical equipment & supplies, Pipes (Smoking), Newspapers, and Dogs
Found in:
Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Metallic-tractors [graphic].

27.
[Metallic tractors] [art original].

Creator:
Gillray, James, 1756-1815, artist
Published / Created:
[ca. 1801]
Call Number:
Print00302
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A fat man (right), seated in an armchair, undergoes an operation upon the carbuncles of his bloated nose. The thin operator (left) holds the patient's forehead and applies a small pointed instrument (a metallic tractor) to his nose. The seated man gri...
Description:
Title supplied by curator.
Subject (Name):
Perkins, Benjamin Douglas, 1774-1810
Subject (Topic):
Pain, Quacks and quackery, Quacks, Medical procedures & techniques, and Medical equipment & supplies
Found in:
Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > [Metallic tractors] [art original].

28.
Cup us 'till the world go round! A. 2, Sc. 7. [graphic]

Creator:
Seymour, Robert, 1798-1836, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1841]
Call Number:
Print00764
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title from text below image.
Publisher:
Tilt and Bogue and Madeley, litho., 3 Wellington St., Strand
Subject (Name):
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
Subject (Topic):
Phlebotomy, Cupping, and Medical procedures & techniques
Found in:
Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Cup us 'till the world go round! A. 2, Sc. 7. [graphic]

29.
Breathing a vein [graphic].

Creator:
Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
Published / Created:
[28 January 1804]
Call Number:
Auchincloss Gillray v. 11
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"The patient sits on a stool, averting his head from the surgeon who supports his left arm, from which the blood spurts into a bowl. The operator wears spurred top-boots, and has a bucolic appearance suggesting a veterinary surgeon. The patient wears ...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Publish'd Jany. 28th, 1804, by H. Humphrey, St. James's Street, London
Subject (Topic):
Medical procedures & techniques and Phlebotomy
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Breathing a vein [graphic].

30.
Gentle emetic [graphic].

Creator:
Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
Published / Created:
[28 January 1804]
Call Number:
Auchincloss Gillray v. 11
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"An invalid sits, with contorted features, at a table (left) on which are basin, tea-pot, medicine-bottle, glass. His head is held by a compassionate friend, standing behind him. He wears night-cap, shirt, breeches, and unbuttoned waistcoat."--British...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Publish'd Jany. 28th, 1804, by H. Humphrey, St. James's Steet
Subject (Topic):
Emetics, Medical procedures & techniques, Basins (Containers), Drinking vessels, Medicines, Bottles, and Teapots
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Gentle emetic [graphic].

31.
Metallic-tractors [graphic]

Creator:
Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker, artist
Published / Created:
[11 November 1801]
Call Number:
Auchincloss Gillray v. 10
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A fat citizen (three-quarter length), seated in an armchair, endures an operation upon the carbuncles of his bloated nose. The operator (left), thin and high-shouldered, holds the patient's forehead and applies a small pointed instrument (a metallic ...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Publish'd Novr. 11, 1801, by H. Humphrey, 27 St. James's Street
Subject (Name):
Perkins, Benjamin Douglas, 1774-1810
Subject (Topic):
Pain, Quacks and quackery, Quacks, Medical procedures & techniques, Medical equipment & supplies, Pipes (Smoking), Newspapers, and Dogs
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Metallic-tractors [graphic]

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