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Isaac Taverner and Mother Newton conversing next to an old tree. Engraving by W.J. White, 1819, after himself.

A physician stirring medicine in a cup which is refused by a repulsed little girl, her mother stands behind her smiling. Mezzotint by J. Jervis, 1842, after W. White.

Anne Manning, a quack doctor, outside her cottage with Betty Upton. Etching, by W.J. White, 1818, after himself.

The Observatory, Cambridge. Line engraving by W.J. White after J.C. Mead.

Interior of a pharmacy. Etching by W.J. White.

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The Observatory, Cambridge. Line engraving by W.J. White after J.C. Mead.

Interior of a pharmacy. Etching by W.J. White.

A physician stirring medicine in a cup which is refused by a repulsed little girl, her mother stands behind her smiling. Mezzotint by J. Jervis, 1842, after W. White.

Anne Manning, a quack doctor, outside her cottage with Betty Upton. Etching, by W.J. White, 1818, after himself.

Isaac Taverner and Mother Newton conversing next to an old tree. Engraving by W.J. White, 1819, after himself.