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William Withering, portrait (top, in oval), and Withering analysing the waters of the Queen's Bath (Caldas de Rainha) at the request of the Portugese Court (below, vignette). Stipple engraving by W. Ridley, 1801, after C. F. von Breda.

William Withering, head and shoulders. Woodcut by O.G.

William Withering : the introduction of digitalis into medical practice / by Louis H. Roddis.

Lanoxin brand digoxin / Burroughs Wellcome and Co. (The Wellcome Foundation Ltd.) London.

Hall Jackson and the purple foxglove : medical practice and research in Revolutionary America, 1760-1820 / J. Worth Estes.

Organic inheritance in man / by F.A.E. Crew.

Uses and misuses of digitalis / John Patrick Swann.

An account of the foxglove / by William Withering.

An account of the foxglove, and some of its medical uses: with practical remarks on dropsy, and other diseases / By William Withering.

A systematic arrangement of British plants / by W. Withering ... Corrected and condensed ; preceded by an introduction to the study of botany ; accompanied with figures by W. Macgillivray.

Dissertatio medica inauguralis, de angina gangraenosa ... / [William Withering].

The miscellaneous tracts of the late William Withering... : to which is prefixed a memoir of his life, character, and writings.

An account of the foxglove and some of its medical uses : with practical remarks on dropsy and other diseases / by William Withering.

A systematic arrangement of British plants; with an easy introduction to the study of botany. Illustrated by copper plates / by William Withering.

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William Withering

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A systematic arrangement of British plants / by W. Withering ... Corrected and condensed ; preceded by an introduction to the study of botany ; accompanied with figures by W. Macgillivray.

Dissertatio medica inauguralis, de angina gangraenosa ... / [William Withering].

The miscellaneous tracts of the late William Withering... : to which is prefixed a memoir of his life, character, and writings.

An account of the foxglove and some of its medical uses : with practical remarks on dropsy and other diseases / by William Withering.

A systematic arrangement of British plants; with an easy introduction to the study of botany. Illustrated by copper plates / by William Withering.

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William Withering

Images from the collections

Images by William Withering

Images featuring William Withering

Works from the collections

A systematic arrangement of British plants / by W. Withering ... Corrected and condensed ; preceded by an introduction to the study of botany ; accompanied with figures by W. Macgillivray.

Dissertatio medica inauguralis, de angina gangraenosa ... / [William Withering].

The miscellaneous tracts of the late William Withering... : to which is prefixed a memoir of his life, character, and writings.

An account of the foxglove and some of its medical uses : with practical remarks on dropsy and other diseases / by William Withering.

A systematic arrangement of British plants; with an easy introduction to the study of botany. Illustrated by copper plates / by William Withering.

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