An obese woman hoisted upon her servant's back as her doctor's prescribed cure for flatulence. Coloured etching by A. Sharpshooter, 1829.
- Sharpshooter, A.
- Date:
- 30 November 1829
- Reference:
- 11184i
- Part of:
- Cases of a celebrated M.D.
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The lady asks: "O! dear, doctor, has John studied the book?", her doctor replies: "Aye, aye; nothing requir'd but my book, page 75 -gently John! Gently! Page 75". The black servant exclaims: "Eh! eh! Missey, you makey wind for true." The doctor has some resemblance to John Abernethy
Publication/Creation
London (15 Southampton Street, Strand) : S. Gans, 30 November 1829.
Physical description
1 print : etching, with watercolour.
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Medicinal see-saw; or, a cure for flatulency. A. Sharpshooter, fec.
Creator/production credits
"A. Sharpshooter" is a pseudonym, possibly of J. Phillips
References note
British Museum, Catalogue of political and personal satires, vol. XI, London 1954, no. 15968
Reference
Wellcome Collection 11184i
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