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Charlatans Collection

Background imageCharlatans Collection: High life in the Bois de Boulogne, l allee des cavaliers

High life in the Bois de Boulogne, l allee des cavaliers, 1842

Background imageCharlatans Collection: Travelling healer 1856

Travelling healer 1856
The itinerant healer of Bas- Normandie Date: 1856

Background imageCharlatans Collection: Medicine - 17th century Quack Doctor

Medicine - 17th century Quack Doctor
Here you may be cured ! - a 17th century quack stands beside his counter, strewn with wonderful potions and elixirs to cure all ailments Date: circa 1670

Background imageCharlatans Collection: QUACK DOCTOR

QUACK DOCTOR
Quack Doctor as a fox, duping the general public. Satire on self-serving medical profession. Date: 1833

Background imageCharlatans Collection: Quack doctor - Here you may be cured

Quack doctor - Here you may be cured
Here you may be cured! - a 17th century quack doctor stands beside his counter, strewn with wonderful potions and elixirs to cure all ailments. Date: circa 1670

Background imageCharlatans Collection: Charlatan in Marketplace

Charlatan in Marketplace
A drummer draws crowds to the stall of a charlatan, set up in a market place. And who knows, some of his medicines may do the trick

Background imageCharlatans Collection: TWO QUACKS

TWO QUACKS
Dr Misaubin and Dr Joshua Ward, two notorious quack doctors of the day, caricatured by Hogarth in The Harlots Progress (for which this is a study) Date: circa 1750

Background imageCharlatans Collection: Joe Haynes / Quack Doctor

Joe Haynes / Quack Doctor
Joe Haynes, a quack doctor out selling his wares Date: 18th century

Background imageCharlatans Collection: Quack Doctor on Horse

Quack Doctor on Horse
Quack doctor or Mountebank on horseback sells patent medicines to townsfolk. Date: 18th Century

Background imageCharlatans Collection: Quack Doctors, Paris

Quack Doctors, Paris
Two mountebanks promote their dubious potions on Quai de L Ecole, Paris Date: late 18th century

Background imageCharlatans Collection: French charlatan selling his wares in the street

French charlatan selling his wares in the street
A French charlatan selling his wares in the street. Date: 18th century

Background imageCharlatans Collection: Unhelpful Phrenological assessment of a Park Loafer

Unhelpful Phrenological assessment of a Park Loafer. Phrenologist (to Park Loafer) - " Now, you re full o Nerves, you are

Background imageCharlatans Collection: Les Charlatans Italiens

Les Charlatans Italiens
Print of etching of " Les Charlatans Italiens" by Karel Dujardin, 1657. HPG/8/2/1 (x)"

Background imageCharlatans Collection: Quack Doctor at Work

Quack Doctor at Work
Dr Bossey, aided by a monkey and a jester, promoting the sales of his unique medications

Background imageCharlatans Collection: Selling Winds

Selling Winds
Charlatans who claim to be able to sell winds to those who need them

Background imageCharlatans Collection: Quack Doctor, Netherlands

Quack Doctor, Netherlands
Quack doctor sells patent medicines to small crowd. Date: unknown

Background imageCharlatans Collection: Quack Doctor on Stage

Quack Doctor on Stage
Quack doctor or Mountebank and theatrical friends sell medicines to countryfolk

Background imageCharlatans Collection: 17C Quack in Germany

17C Quack in Germany
Quack doctor at German fair

Background imageCharlatans Collection: Street Doctor 1877

Street Doctor 1877
A street " doctor" attempts to sell peppermint cough lozenges to a gullible woman

Background imageCharlatans Collection: James Graham, Quack Doc

James Graham, Quack Doc
James Graham, famous Scottish quack doctor, delivers a lecture to an audience. In December 1783, Graham claimed that he knew the secret to living to the age of 150

Background imageCharlatans Collection: Travelling Quack / 1894

Travelling Quack / 1894
The travelling Quack

Background imageCharlatans Collection: Quack Doctor / 1866

Quack Doctor / 1866
Travelling quack doctor in an ale house

Background imageCharlatans Collection: QUICKSILVER QUACK DOC

QUICKSILVER QUACK DOC
Quicksilver : a Quack doctor attracts a crowd

Background imageCharlatans Collection: Corn-Cutters Card

Corn-Cutters Card
An 18th century London corn- cutters card... Apply to me, your feet I ll mend

Background imageCharlatans Collection: Charlatan & Public

Charlatan & Public
Charlatans offer their wonderful medicaments in the square of a provincial town

Background imageCharlatans Collection: Chinese Relig. Beggars

Chinese Relig. Beggars
Beggars, jugglers and suchlike charlatans - some mounted on tame tigers as proof of their qualities - solicit funding from passers-by in the name of religion

Background imageCharlatans Collection: A Mountebank

A Mountebank
Mountebanck or Charlatan or Ciarlatano with patent medicines and monkey assistant

Background imageCharlatans Collection: Hogarths Quack Doctor

Hogarths Quack Doctor
Marriage a la Mode Consulting the quack doctor

Background imageCharlatans Collection: Medical / Primitive

Medical / Primitive
An itinerant Chinese doctor at Tien-Sing, impressing the audience by handling snakes


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