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A misunderstanding between a doctor his patient and her daughter. Coloured etching by C. Williams, 1823.

Bonnell Thornton lying ill in bed, consulting three physicians and pointing out their inadequacies. Coloured etching attributed to C. Williams.

Nonsense talked by a cobbler compared to the talk of a parson and a surgeon-apothecary. Coloured etching attributed to C. Williams, ca. 1812.

A farmer duping a doctor. Coloured etching by C. Williams, 1823.

Three figures on horseback, including Death. Coloured etching attributed to Charles Williams, 1806.

A veterinary surgeon and a blacksmith attacking dandies on velocipedes, in an attempt to preserve the use of horses as a means of transport, and therefore securing their own trades. Coloured etching by C. Williams, 1819.

A thin, anxious patient consulting a doctor. Coloured etching by C. Williams, 1823.

A humorous comparison between the obese Daniel Lambert and Charles James Fox, the politician. Coloured etching by C. Williams, 1806.

A doctor and his patient talking at cross purposes. Coloured etching by C. Williams, 1823.

A nonchalant doctor dancing a jig amidst unhappy patients in a decrepit hospital ward. Coloured etching by C. Williams, 1813.

The Regent approaching Lady Hertford who is giving birth to fully dressed little men, Perceval (dressed as a nurse) helps them stand up; representing additions to the ministry after the removal of the Regency restrictions. Coloured etching by C. Williams, 1812.

A parson being put into bed with an ass dressed in a frilled nightgown, as a practical joke. Coloured etching by C. Williams, 1814.

An obese doctor acknowledging the favours of a French chef in his kitchen; denoting their complicity, the chef's food providing patients. Coloured etching by C. Williams, c. 1815.

Well-known journalists sitting at desks in a temple containing statues of public figures; representing the sycophancy of the press. Coloured etching by Charles Williams, 1814.

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Williams, Charles, active 1797-1830.

Images from the collections

Images by Williams, Charles, active 1797-1830.

Works from the collections

The Regent approaching Lady Hertford who is giving birth to fully dressed little men, Perceval (dressed as a nurse) helps them stand up; representing additions to the ministry after the removal of the Regency restrictions. Coloured etching by C. Williams, 1812.

A parson being put into bed with an ass dressed in a frilled nightgown, as a practical joke. Coloured etching by C. Williams, 1814.

An obese doctor acknowledging the favours of a French chef in his kitchen; denoting their complicity, the chef's food providing patients. Coloured etching by C. Williams, c. 1815.

Three figures on horseback, including Death. Coloured etching attributed to Charles Williams, 1806.

Well-known journalists sitting at desks in a temple containing statues of public figures; representing the sycophancy of the press. Coloured etching by Charles Williams, 1814.

Williams, Charles, active 1797-1830.

Images from the collections

Images by Williams, Charles, active 1797-1830.

Works from the collections

The Regent approaching Lady Hertford who is giving birth to fully dressed little men, Perceval (dressed as a nurse) helps them stand up; representing additions to the ministry after the removal of the Regency restrictions. Coloured etching by C. Williams, 1812.

A parson being put into bed with an ass dressed in a frilled nightgown, as a practical joke. Coloured etching by C. Williams, 1814.

An obese doctor acknowledging the favours of a French chef in his kitchen; denoting their complicity, the chef's food providing patients. Coloured etching by C. Williams, c. 1815.

Three figures on horseback, including Death. Coloured etching attributed to Charles Williams, 1806.

Well-known journalists sitting at desks in a temple containing statues of public figures; representing the sycophancy of the press. Coloured etching by Charles Williams, 1814.

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