A new administration, or, The state quacks administring [graphic].

[London] : Pubd. April 1st, 1783, by W. Humphrey, No. 227 Strand, [1 April 1783]

1 print : etching ; plate mark 25.0 x 36 cm, on sheet 30 x 49 cm

wove paper

Temporary local subject terms: Medical: quacks -- Medical implements: syringe -- Britannia (Symbolic character) -- Britannia's shield.

From a collection in twelve volumes probably compiled by Francis Harvey and sold at auction, Sotheby, London, June 1900. Bequest of Hugh Dudley Auchincloss to Yale University Library, 1981. Bound by Riviere & Son in three-quarters red morocco with gold tooling and gold lettering on spine.

"Britannia, in profile to the right, kneels on the ground, bending forward with an expression of angry distress. She supports herself on her spear, the upper part of which rests against her right shoulder. Her shield, broken, lies on the ground, her knee resting on it. Behind her (left) are the two 'State Quacks', Fox and North, Fox, with a fox's head, sitting on the ground, lifts Britannia's petticoats in both hands. North, very stout and fat, stands (left) in profile to the right, holding a large syringe. A mountainous landscape, with clouds, forms the background."--British Museum online catalogue.

English

October 19, 2009

Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum, v. 5, no. 6201