Anglo-Irish writer, poet, and physician (d. 1774)

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Oliver Goldsmith. Etching.

Oliver Goldsmith's medical advice rejected by his patient in favour of the advice of the apothecary. Oil painting by Thomas P. Hall, 1856.

Oliver Goldsmith. Line engraving.

Oliver Goldsmith. Mezzotint by S. W. Reynolds after Sir J. Reynolds.

Oliver Goldsmith. Reproduction of etching.

Electro-plating: three-quarter views of a statue, a wine-jug, and an electroplating bath. Engraving, c.1861.

Oliver Goldsmith. Line engraving by P. Audinet, 1795.

Oliver Goldsmith : his tomb in the inner churchyard of the Temple in London. Wood engraving.

A gathering at Joshua Reynolds's house: Oliver Goldsmith and Edmund Burke among the company. Stipple engraving by W. Walker, 1848, after J.E. Doyle.

Oliver Goldsmith. Line engraving by J. G. Walker, 1801, after Sir J. Reynolds.

Oliver Goldsmith. Stipple engraving.

Oliver Goldsmith. Stipple engraving by G. Stodart after J. H. Foley.

The mystery of Oliver Goldsmith's medical degree / by J.B. Lyons.

Oliver Goldsmith. Mezzotint by J. Marchi, 1800, after Sir J. Reynolds.

Life of Oliver Goldsmith / By Austin Dobson.

The notable man : the life and times of Oliver Goldsmith / John Ginger.

Free thoughts on quacks and their medicines, occasioned by the death of Dr. Goldsmith and Mr. Scawen; or, a candid ... inquiry into the merits and dangers imputed to advertised remedies ... To which is added some remarks on the nature, cause and remedy of the scurvy and gout. Also a plan of the dispensary for the poor, instituted in 1773 / [Francis Spilsbury].

An history of the earth, and animated nature. With copious notes and additions, containing the recent discoveries of naturalists ... together with the elements of botany and an account of ... foreign plants ... / By G.F. Shaw.

A history of the earth, and animated nature : in four volumes / By Oliver Goldsmith.

The natural history of insects / compiled from Swammerdam, Brookes, Goldsmith, etc. Embellished with copper-plates. Intended as a companion to Buffon's Natural history.

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Oliver Goldsmith

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Images featuring Oliver Goldsmith

Works from the collections

An history of the earth, and animated nature. With copious notes and additions, containing the recent discoveries of naturalists ... together with the elements of botany and an account of ... foreign plants ... / By G.F. Shaw.

A history of the earth, and animated nature : in four volumes / By Oliver Goldsmith.

The natural history of insects / compiled from Swammerdam, Brookes, Goldsmith, etc. Embellished with copper-plates. Intended as a companion to Buffon's Natural history.

A history of the earth, and animated nature : in four volumes / By Oliver Goldsmith.

Oliver Goldsmith

Images from the collections

Images featuring Oliver Goldsmith

Works from the collections

An history of the earth, and animated nature. With copious notes and additions, containing the recent discoveries of naturalists ... together with the elements of botany and an account of ... foreign plants ... / By G.F. Shaw.

A history of the earth, and animated nature : in four volumes / By Oliver Goldsmith.

The natural history of insects / compiled from Swammerdam, Brookes, Goldsmith, etc. Embellished with copper-plates. Intended as a companion to Buffon's Natural history.

A history of the earth, and animated nature : in four volumes / By Oliver Goldsmith.

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