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Professions

Images

  • A doctor bandaging a man's arm. Colour lithograph after Surow, 1929.
  • A major discussing medicine with two doctors. Wood engraving after G. Du Maurier.
  • A woman withdrawing her foot in outrage from the care of a corn-cutter who has pretensions to be called a chiropodist. Coloured engraving, 1793.
  • A woman withdrawing her foot in outrage from the care of a corn-cutter who has pretensions to be called a chiropodist. Coloured engraving, 1793.
  • Condoms in the guise of a variety of professions or types from 'The doctor' to 'The cautious type' representing an advertisement for safe sex for all by Verkerke Copyright & Licensing GMBH. Colour lithograph by Didi Groen, 1988.
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Catalogue

    • Books

    Augustan England : professions, state and society, 1680-1730 / Geoffrey Holmes.

    Holmes, Geoffrey S., 1928- | Date: 1982
    • Books

    Pharmacy and professionalization in the British Empire, 1780-1970 / Stuart Anderson.

    Anderson, Stuart, 1946- | Date: [2021]
    • Books

    The professions in early modern England / edited by Wilfrid Prest.

    | Date: [1987], ©1987
    • Books

    The professions in early modern England, 1450-1800 : servants of the commonweal / Rosemary O'Day.

    O'Day, Rosemary. | Date: 2000
    • Pictures

    A new doctor being vetted by a local parish committee. Wood engraving after J. Leech.

    Leech, John, 1817-1864. | Reference: 15696i
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