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Van Assen, Benedictus Antonio, -1817

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  • Doctor Bossy, an infamous medicine vendor, selling his wares to a crowd of sick and lame people at Covent Garden, London. Etching, 1795, after A. van Assen.
  • Daniel Lambert, weighing almost forty stone. Etching by A. van Assen, 1804, after J. Parry.
  • Doctor Bossy, an itinerant medicine vendor, selling his wares on stage with assistants at Covent Garden, London. Etching by W. Birch, 1792, after A. van Assen.
  • Doctor Bossy, an itinerant medicine vendor, selling his wares on stage with assistants at Covent Garden, London. Etching by W. Birch, 1792, after A. van Assen.
  • Doctor Bossy, a medicine vendor, selling his wares to a crowd of sick and lame people at Covent Garden, London. Pencil drawing after A. van Assen.
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    Doctor Bossy, an itinerant medicine vendor, selling his wares on stage with the aid of assistants. Coloured etching by W. Birch, 1792, after A. van Assen.

    Van Assen, Benedictus Antonio, -1817. | Date: 1 April 1792 | Reference: 20579i
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    Daniel Lambert, weighing almost forty stone. Etching by A. van Assen, 1804, after J. Parry.

    Parry, Joseph, 1744-1826. | Date: 31 August 1804 | Reference: 858i
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    Doctor Bossy, a medicine vendor, selling his wares to a crowd of sick and lame people at Covent Garden, London. Pencil drawing after A. van Assen.

    Van Assen, Benedictus Antonio, -1817. | Reference: 20574i
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    Patrick O'Brien, a giant. Etching by A. van Assen, 1804, after J. Parry.

    Parry, Joseph, 1744-1826. | Date: 20 June 1804 | Reference: 916i
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    Doctor Bossy, an itinerant medicine vendor, selling his wares on stage with assistants at Covent Garden, London. Etching by W. Birch, 1792, after A. van Assen.

    Van Assen, Benedictus Antonio, -1817. | Date: 1 April 1792 | Reference: 20577i
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