"A doctor addresses a cobbler who is working in his booth on the pavement, with a woman listening to their conversation."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Grave physician and lively cobler
Description:
Title etched above image., Plate numbered '347' in the lower left corner., From the Laurie & Whittle series of Drolls., Four lines of text below image: Doctor "Bless me what could bring a man of science like you to mend shoes, I shou'd advise you to practice physic, it wou'd be more profitable." ..., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Temporary local subject terms: Trades: Cobblers -- Cobbler's Shops.
Publisher:
Publish'd May 12, 1804, by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street, London
A statue of Gaspar Tallacotius in an alcove, with 1545 Gaspar Taliacotius 1599 beneath. Under this reads The Gerome P. Webster Library of Plastic Surgery.
A coat of arms with an abundance of decoration, including several lions and flowers. The shield is surrounded by a garland of leaves and flowers, which in turn is partially veiled by a large drapery. Above this is a dove atop a wreath and palms. To the left of the crest is a caduceus; to the right is a greyhound-like dog. Below the crest can be seen a snake, a rooster, and an owl.
Title supplied by curator., Printmaker supplied by curator., From: Hieronymous Brunschwig, Chirurgua, das ist, Hankwürckung der Wundtartzney M. Jeronymi Braunschwig, Augsburg: A. Weissenhorn, 1534., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Publisher:
Alexander Weissenhorn
Subject (Name):
Brunschwig, Hieronymus, approximately 1450-approximately 1512.