Martin's Bill in operation [graphic]
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Description
- Title
- Martin's Bill in operation [graphic]
- Creator
- Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878, printmaker
- Contributor
- Clements C. Fry Collection of Medical Prints and Drawings (Medical Historical Library, Yale University).
- Published / Created
- 1824.
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Published by J. Walker
- Abstract
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"Three men sit at a table absorbed in an oyster feast, while Richard Martin (M----n), sensing cruelty to oysters, enters, followed by a constable with his staff (left). Papers hang from his pocket: M . . . . s Bill to prevent Cruelty to Animals, and a book projects: Gullivers Travels--A Voyage to . . . Ho[uyhnhnms]. Martin points imperiously to the table, the constable makes a wry face. A lean elderly man (Dr K----r) sits with his back to the door on a piano-stool on which are sheets of music. At his feet is a paper: The Oyster crossed in Love as sung by Messs Sinclair & Gamon at Covent Garden O gentle Swain yr Knife [refrain] Nor Wound a Heart so soft as mine. Dr E----y, wearing tartan, stands over a tub of Natives, opening oysters. The third man's face is concealed. On the table, besides oyster-shells, &c, are a candle burnt low and a large jug of Hot Milk. The walls are covered with shelves. On one set (left), inscribed Larder of Death, are druggist's jars, &c. These include Opium, Oxalic Acid, Calomel, with a box of Gamboge. The other, inscribed Good Living, are laden with food: a pie, a chain of sausages, a sirloin, jar of Cherry Bounce, round of beef, a Scots Haggis, a hare, a bird. There is also (left) a high shelf of books."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
-
Title etched below image.
Plate to No. VI of: The family oracle of health, economy, medicine, and goodliving. London : Walker [etc.], 1824-1829.
Three of the figures are identified with etched text beneath lower border of image: [left to right] M-n; Dr. K-n; Dr. E-y.
Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Dr. Eady. - Provenance
- Bequest of Clements C. Fry; 1955.
- Extent
- 1 print : sheet 13.2 x 21.0 cm
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library
- Call Number
- Print00046
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1824
Etchings England London 1824
Aquatints England London 1824 - Material
- etching and aquatint ; and hand-colored.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
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Martin, Richard, 1754-1834
Kitchiner, William, 1775?-1827 - Subject (Topic)
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Oysters
Eating & drinking - Subjects
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Martin, Richard, 1754-1834 > Caricatures and cartoons
Kitchiner, William, 1775?-1827 > Caricatures and cartoons
Oysters
Eating & drinking
England > 1824
England > London > 1824
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 16021335
- Object ID (OID)
- 17339054