An obese man and a tall lean woman, symbolical figures of 'dropsy' and 'consumption', flirting outside a mausoleum; another couple promenade before a statue of Hercules in the background and "A grotesquely obese man (his hat placed under his plump knees) kneels at the feet of an ugly and bedizened woman, fantastically lean and tall. She holds up a fan, and looks down alluringly at her lover to whom she gives her left hand. They are in the circular portico of a 'Mausoleum' (right). In the background is an avenue and a statue of Hercules, towards which a fat woman and a lean parson of the Dr. Syntax type are walking arm-in-arm. The muscular Hercules is contrasted with the four other types of physique represented."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., "Price one shilling coloured.", and Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Dropsy -- Consumption.
Publisher:
Pubd. October 25th, 1810, by Thos. Tegg, No 111 Cheapside
"An aged and moribund woman (three-quarter length) sits in an arm-chair directed to the left. A doctor, stout, middle-aged, and sensual, holds her wrist, while putting his arm round a buxom young woman who leans on the back of the chair. They gaze into each other's eyes. On the table at the old woman's elbow are medicine phials, a bowl of 'Composing Draught', and a pill-box inscribed 'Opium'. The doctor has a gold-headed cane inscribed 'Medical Staff'."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Doctor Doubledose killing two birds with one stone
Description:
Title etched below image., "Price one shilling coloured.", and Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Sex behavior.
Publisher:
Pubd. Novr. 20, 1810, by Thos. Tegg, No. 111 Cheapside
