Title written in ink on lower left corner., Signature and date not in Rowlandson's hand., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
The arms of two gibbets extend symmetrically, high above a bonfire; between them is an equally high post supporting a board on which the title is etched. From one (right) dangles a realistic effigy of Napoleon (scarcely caricatured) in cocked hat, uniform, and Hessian boots. From the other hangs a ruffianly fellow holding a dark lantern. They face each other in profile
Description:
Title from ink annotation, centered at the top of the sheet within the design., Unsigned; attributed to Rowlandson., and Preliminary pencil sketch of a print published by R. Ackermann on 27 November 1813. Cf. No. 12103 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum, v. 9.
Subject (Name):
Fawkes, Guy, 1570-1606, Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821, and Pitt, William, 1759-1806
Three doctors stand together in discussion, wearing wigs and tailcoats. The man on the right holds a wine glass; bottles and additional glasses sit on a table behind him. In the background on the left the patient can be seen, lying in a canopy bed
Description:
Title and date supplied by curator., Unsigned; attribution to Rowlandson from curator., This record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing., and Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: John Crompton -- William Esdaile -- [*R. Willett].
Subject (Topic):
Physicians, Discussion, Sick persons, and Canopy beds
An apothecary kneels at the feet of a pretty young woman, one hand on his breast, the other pointing to a cloth at his feet on which are spread a clyster-pipe, shears, pestle and mortar, a bottle, and a canister of "Love Pow[der?]". Behind them is a piano; in the background on the right is a slightly open door, around which an amused woman and man view the scene
Description:
Title devised by curator., Signed and dated by the artist in lower left., "VWN" within oval in lower right corner, probably a collector's stamp or mark, For a print after Rowlandson of similar design, see no. 11114 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum, v. 8., This record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing., and Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Apothecaries.
Subject (Topic):
Pharmacists, Courtship, Medical equipment & supplies, Mortars & pestles, Pianos, and Doors & doorways
Title devised by curator., In ink lower margin: Docr. Gall drawn by T. Rowlandson and given to his old friend Smith., Date of production based on artist's death date., Place of production based on artist's nationality., Ownership stamp in red ink, lower left: LSD., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Title devised by curator., Date of production based on artist's death date., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Subject (Topic):
Anatomists, Surgical instruments and apparatus, Human skeleton, and Grave robbing
Title devised by curator., Unsigned; tentative attribution to Rowlandson from curator., Date based on artist's death date., This record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing., and Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Patients, Psychiatric.
Subject (Topic):
Psychotherapy patients, Mentally ill persons, Shackles, and Pipes (Smoking)