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A physician and his female patient talking at cross purposes. Wood engraving by C. Keene, 1880.
Keene, Charles, 1823-1891.Date: 1880Reference: 13824i
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A physician is examining a boil on a woman servant's arm, and asks if she has had boils in any other places: she replies that she has, but that there were also Jewish people there. Lithograph after F. Jüttner, 1909.
Jüttner, Franz, 1865-1926.Date: 1909Reference: 577239i
Part of: Unsere Ärzte: various medical caricatures.
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A German quack doctor asks a British nurse about a man with a bowel complaint: misunderstanding the doctor, she has served the patient puppies instead of poppies, and an almanac instead of bole ammoniac. Coloured etching, 1803.
Date: 1 January 1803Reference: 10980i
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The confirmation ceremony for a group of boys; one of them confuses confirmation with vaccination. Coloured aquatint by G. Hunt, 1831.
Hunt, George, active 1824-1831.Date: 1 January 1831Reference: 11806i
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A doctor and his patient talking at cross purposes. Coloured etching by C. Williams, 1823.
Williams, Charles, active 1797-1830.Date: June 1823Reference: 10966i
Part of: Medical scraps
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Four messengers are sitting on a wall having a discussion at cross-purposes. Lithograph by H. Daumier.
Daumier, Honoré, 1808-1879.Date: 1849Reference: 32838i
Part of: Croquis du jour
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No, no, Mister Smith, I said could I see your worn old SPECTACLES! / Bamforth & Co., Ltd.
Date: [between 1960 and 1969?]
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King Charles I at the battle of Naseby: the Earl of Carnwath leads the king's horse around and back from danger, causing confusion among the Royalist troops. Engraving by N.G. Dupuis after C. Parrocel.
Parrocel, Charles, 1688-1752.Date: [1728]Reference: 3225796i
Part of: Ten curious prints of the most remarkable transactions of the reign of King Charles 1st
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A doctor examining a boy patient who is with his mother, recommends abstinence from meat and dairy products: the boy misunderstands the remedy. Wood engraving by JB, 1863.
B., J., active 1863.Date: 1863Reference: 13801i
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A woman is interrogated by an official who demands her name and status: she says she is a sensitive woman, but he requires a different kind of status, so she suggests that she is a woman of private means. Lithograph by Joseph Louis-Hippolyte Bellangé, 1828.
Bellangé, H. (Hippolyte), 1800-1866Date: [1829]Reference: 32044i
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A potato shaking hands with Edward Jenner, claiming him as a fellow vaccinator. Watercolour by John Leech.
Leech, John, 1817-1864.Date: [between 1800 and 1899]Reference: 29573i
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A doctor asking his messenger if he delivered some medicine to one of his patients. Process print after W. Lunt, 1913.
Lunt, Wilmot, 1856-1939.Date: 5 February 1913Reference: 15772i
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A physician thinking that a cobbler's use of the title "D.M." means that he is a Doctor of Medicine. Coloured etching.
Date: [1790?]Reference: 46950i
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"Are you giving him ALL he wants?" : "Blimey, doctor, he's far too ill to think about THAT, he can't even lift a cup of tea!" / Bamforth & Co., Ltd.
Date: [between 1960 and 1969?]
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To put a patient on a bedpan, you lift him by the buttocks, not the way YOU did it! / Bamforth & Co., Ltd.
Date: [between 1960 and 1969?]
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A woman in fine clothes and a large bonnet is invited by a young man to go on a river trip to Richmond-on-Thames. Coloured etching.
Reference: 35877i
Part of: Scenes in London
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An old lady in a pharmacy misunderstanding the use of a thermometer: she thinks the ambient temperature will adjust to match a setting on the thermometer, rather than vice versa. Wood engraving after C. Keene, 1887.
Keene, Charles, 1823-1891.Date: 1887Reference: 15634i
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Two men in a ferry on a stormy crossing: a passenger and the ferryman discuss at cross purposes the danger of drowning. Etching, 1803.
Date: May 12 1803Reference: 43067i
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A man thinks that a show involving a man-eating tiger means that the man eats the tiger. Coloured magic lantern slides.
Date: [between 1890 and 1899?]Reference: 754982i
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A boy complaining to a pharmacist about medicine dispensed for his father: his mother had misunderstood the dosage instructions. Pen and wash drawing by F. Gillett.
Gillett, Frank, 1874-1927.Reference: 37935i
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A doctor and the wife of his patient talking at cross purposes. Reproduction of a drawing by H.M. Brock, 1921.
Brock, H. M. (Henry Matthew), 1875-1960.Date: 1921Reference: 15428i
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The second feast of Esther: Haman bows before Esther, seeking her pardon for his plan to kill her and all other Jews; King Ahasuerus returns to the room in rage and misinterprets his action. Engraving, 17--.
Date: 1700-1799Reference: 3186581i

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A physician and his female patient talking at cross purposes. Wood engraving by C. Keene, 1880.

A physician is examining a boil on a woman servant's arm, and asks if she has had boils in any other places: she replies that she has, but that there were also Jewish people there. Lithograph after F. Jüttner, 1909.

A German quack doctor asks a British nurse about a man with a bowel complaint: misunderstanding the doctor, she has served the patient puppies instead of poppies, and an almanac instead of bole ammoniac. Coloured etching, 1803.

The confirmation ceremony for a group of boys; one of them confuses confirmation with vaccination. Coloured aquatint by G. Hunt, 1831.

A doctor and his patient talking at cross purposes. Coloured etching by C. Williams, 1823.

Four messengers are sitting on a wall having a discussion at cross-purposes. Lithograph by H. Daumier.

No, no, Mister Smith, I said could I see your worn old SPECTACLES! / Bamforth & Co., Ltd.

King Charles I at the battle of Naseby: the Earl of Carnwath leads the king's horse around and back from danger, causing confusion among the Royalist troops. Engraving by N.G. Dupuis after C. Parrocel.

A doctor examining a boy patient who is with his mother, recommends abstinence from meat and dairy products: the boy misunderstands the remedy. Wood engraving by JB, 1863.

A woman is interrogated by an official who demands her name and status: she says she is a sensitive woman, but he requires a different kind of status, so she suggests that she is a woman of private means. Lithograph by Joseph Louis-Hippolyte Bellangé, 1828.

A potato shaking hands with Edward Jenner, claiming him as a fellow vaccinator. Watercolour by John Leech.

A doctor asking his messenger if he delivered some medicine to one of his patients. Process print after W. Lunt, 1913.

A physician thinking that a cobbler's use of the title "D.M." means that he is a Doctor of Medicine. Coloured etching.

"Are you giving him ALL he wants?" : "Blimey, doctor, he's far too ill to think about THAT, he can't even lift a cup of tea!" / Bamforth & Co., Ltd.

To put a patient on a bedpan, you lift him by the buttocks, not the way YOU did it! / Bamforth & Co., Ltd.

A woman in fine clothes and a large bonnet is invited by a young man to go on a river trip to Richmond-on-Thames. Coloured etching.

An old lady in a pharmacy misunderstanding the use of a thermometer: she thinks the ambient temperature will adjust to match a setting on the thermometer, rather than vice versa. Wood engraving after C. Keene, 1887.

Two men in a ferry on a stormy crossing: a passenger and the ferryman discuss at cross purposes the danger of drowning. Etching, 1803.

A man thinks that a show involving a man-eating tiger means that the man eats the tiger. Coloured magic lantern slides.

A boy complaining to a pharmacist about medicine dispensed for his father: his mother had misunderstood the dosage instructions. Pen and wash drawing by F. Gillett.

A doctor and the wife of his patient talking at cross purposes. Reproduction of a drawing by H.M. Brock, 1921.

The second feast of Esther: Haman bows before Esther, seeking her pardon for his plan to kill her and all other Jews; King Ahasuerus returns to the room in rage and misinterprets his action. Engraving, 17--.