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Hungry Peter the pigs dinner party, with Tabitha the cat, Humpty and Dumpty the rabbits, two ducks (the Quacks), and two dogs (Rags and Forager) gathered round a long table. Date: 1914
An exhibition / show / performance of phrenology, Victorian period
Cartoon illustrations in colour by G H Dodd, captioned, Fun Among Feathers'. Showing poultry, ostrich, leopard and ducks
Grannie Quack Granny Quack's shop/ best in the Fair? by Lorna Steele
Comic postcard, Man disturbed by duck on the beach - trying to forget about work Date: 20th century
High life in the Bois de Boulogne, l allee des cavaliers, 1842. Fop in top hat, cravat, waistcoat and coat with tails flirting with a woman in top hat
Skeleton of death aiming a dart at a Billingsgate fishwoman with a basket on her head. Death and the Fishwoman. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Joshua Gleadah after an illustration by
Charlatan speaking to group of people in Rome, ItalyA charlatan, probably a quack doctor, speaking to a group of people in a street in Rome, Italy. Date: early 19th century
Apothecary in his shop using a mortar and pestle to prepare a medicine. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts, Tabart, London, 1810
A Bumper Mistake by Lawson Wood - PhrenologyThe Phrenologist: Bless my soul, Sir; your bump of destructiveness is most abnormally large. You must be a soldier. The Subject: Oh, dear no; I m a chauffeur. Date: 1912
Charlatan or Quack Doctor - 17th century EnglandA Charlatan peddling patent medicines to gullible 17th century purchsers - pictured here with a monkey assistant. 17th century
Pilgrimage to Blantyre to see William Rae - Bone SpecialistPilgrimage to Raploch Cottage, Blantyre to see Mr William Rae (1841-1907) - Bone Specialist Date: 1905
Travelling healer 1856The itinerant healer of Bas- Normandie Date: 1856
Medicine - 17th century Quack DoctorHere 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
QUACK DOCTORQuack Doctor as a fox, duping the general public. Satire on self-serving medical profession. Date: 1833
HOGARTH / MARRIAGE-MODE 33. Scene with the quack Date: 1745
Sitting duck on Yorkshire roofA Muscovy duck sits on the ridge of a tiled roof of an old barn in the Yorkshire Dales, England. First published The Sunday Times Date: 1989
Advert for Evans vacuum cap for growth of hair 1906Practical invention for Evans vacuum cap, develops a natural and permanent growth of the hair, supplying the apparatus on a sixty day trial, wholly at the expense of the company. 1906
Adam DonaldADAM DONALD the prophet of Bethelnie Necromancer and quack doctor Date: 1703 - 1780
Joshua Ward - Anon ENGJoshua Ward (1685 - 1761) Quack doctor
Quack doctor - Here you may be curedHere 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
Nicolas Philippe Ledru, known as Comus, quack dotorUndated head and shoulders pencil sketch of Nicolas Philippe Ledru, known as " Comus", " quack" doctor. HPG/8/1/1 (i) "
Charlatan in MarketplaceA 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
Advert for Salt Regal 1889Salt Regal for the hot weather. High-class antiseptic salt possessing hygienic properties. Dispensed in bottle is a white powder that mixed with water turns pink, cleanse the month
Advert for Allcocks Porous Plasters for aches and pains WWIAllcocks Porous Plasters for pain relief, rheumatism in shoulders, stiffness or soreness of muscles, prevent coughs, colds, weak lungs and strengthen weak backs and sides and restore energy. 1915
Misfitz - Quack-Quack. early 20th century
Sir William Read / GraveSIR WILLIAM READ Quack doctor and oculist Date: - 1715
Advert for Dr. Scotts electric plasters 1889They who suffer ache and pain, need suffer never more again. With the new invention Dr. Scotts electric plaster. Claiming to cure many illnesses
Advert for Dr. Scotts electric insoles 1889Keep feet warm and the head cool, Dr. Scotts electric insoles use when wearing electric plaster, keeps feet warm in coldest weather, comes in differnt sizes and for ladies and gents. circa 1889
Advert for Dr Scotts electric corsets 1890World wide reputation Dr Scotts electric corsets and waists, giving and supporting qualities and durability of material, which is a comfort to the robust as well as the invaild. 1890
TWO QUACKSDr 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
Joe Haynes / Quack DoctorJoe Haynes, a quack doctor out selling his wares Date: 18th century
Quack Doctor on HorseQuack doctor or Mountebank on horseback sells patent medicines to townsfolk. Date: 18th Century
Quack Doctors, ParisTwo mountebanks promote their dubious potions on Quai de L Ecole, Paris Date: late 18th century
French charlatan selling his wares in the streetA French charlatan selling his wares in the street. Date: 18th century
Ducks and a frog on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s
Endpapers, Cecil Aldins Happy Family, Humpty and DumptyEndpaper design by Cecil Aldin, Cecil Aldins Happy Family, Humpty and Dumpty, Their Adventures, told by May Byron. Showing the animals from the full series, namely
Illustration by Cecil Aldin, The Farmyard Puppies, showing Chappie (a beagle) and Chips (a terrier) releasing a dozen quacking ducklings from their wooden crate by chewing through the fastenings
Master Quack the duck dressed as a ballerinaMaster Quack the duck dressed as the Russian ballerina, Madame Pavlova, for the fancy dress ball. Date: 1914
Boulevard performers, Paris, circa 1815.. Handcolored copperplate engraving by M. S. from Benjamin Rotchs Manners and Customs of the French, London, Sotheran, 1893
Regency doctors in wigs and frock coats consult with a nurse.. Handcolored copperplate engraving by Francis Eginton from Christopher Ansteys The New Bath Guide, John Browne, Bath, 1807
Regency gentleman having his pulse taken by a doctor.. Handcolored copperplate engraving by Francis Eginton from Christopher Ansteys The New Bath Guide, John Browne, Bath, 1807
Cigars de JoyAn advertisement for Cigars de Joy, marketed here as offering immediate and complete relief in cases of asthma, cough, bronchitis, hayfever and shortness of breath. Date: 1881
Forager the puppy joins the other animals by the fireThe Limit -- Forager the puppy joins Master Quack the duckling, Humpty and Dumpty the twin rabbits, Rags the puppy, Rufus the cat and Hungry Peter the piglet by the fire. Date: 1912
The duckling joins the other animals by the fireStill They Come -- Master Quack the duckling joins Humpty and Dumpty the twin rabbits, Rags the puppy, Rufus the cat and Hungry Peter the piglet by the fire. Date: 1912
Master Quack the duckling finds a tough morselA Tough Morsel -- Master Quack the duckling struggles to eat some very hard food. Date: 1912
Master Quack the duckling meets two owlsAn Afternoon Call -- Master Quack the duckling wakes up two owls, who find him rude and attack him. Date: 1912
Master Quack the duckling thrown into the airWide Awake -- Joey the tortoise, annoyed by Master Quack the ducklings orders, rears up and throws him off his back. Date: 1912
Master Quack the duckling riding a tortoiseFast Asleep -- Master Quack the duckling stands on the back of Joey the tortoise, hoping for a ride, but is disappointed. Date: 1912
Master Quack the duckling sets offOff to see the World -- Master Quack the duckling sets off, leaving his brothers and sisters behind. Date: 1912
Advert for Allcocks Plasters for aches and pains WWIAllcocks Plasters for pain relief, backache, rheumatism, lumbago and any local pain. 1916
Advertisement for a Quack Remedy - Japanese Junk - SydneyAdvertisement for a Quack Remedy on the sails of a Japanese Junk - Sydney Harbour, Australia. Dr. Sheldons New Discovery for Coughs, Colds and Consumption. Date: circa 1910s
Unhelpful Phrenological assessment of a Park Loafer. Phrenologist (to Park Loafer) - " Now, you re full o Nerves, you are
Q for Quack QuackFrom a Deans Rag Book entitled Kiddiewiddies ABC Date: 1920
Quack doctor, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Date 1938 May
Emile Lowitz demonstration at Royal Botanic Society
Aesop / Frog PhysicianAesop/Frog Physician
Shadow drawing. C. H. Bennett, QuackQuack. (Dr. Lancelot Winkleworth) Doctor or quack? Illustration from a series of shadow portraits of fictional characters by Charles H Bennett entitled Shadow and Substance, 1860
Sfax, Tunisia - Outdoor merchant or cures / remediesSfax, Tunisia - Outdoor merchant in a truly spectacular hat selling traditional local tunisian cures/remedies by the side of the street
Les Charlatans ItaliensPrint of etching of " Les Charlatans Italiens" by Karel Dujardin, 1657. HPG/8/2/1 (x)"
Advertisement for the doctor James HallettUndated advertisement for the " doctor" James Hallett, " the original curer of all diseases", listing all the diseases and ailments he is able to cure by herbs and ointments
Coin marked James Hallett-Curer of All DiseasesIllustration showing the design for a coin marked " James Hallett-Curer of All Diseases", 1795. HPG/8/6/2"
James Hallett, the Sussex CharlataIllustration of James Hallett, " the Sussex Charlatan" in his consulting room with ladies waiting outside the door, circa 1795, by Clifford Thompson, circa 1822. HPG/8/2/1 (xxii)"
Kenilworth - AlascoIt is false, thou foul- mouthed railer!. The Astrologer and alchemist Alasco hits back at accusations made at him by Varney
Quack Doctor at WorkDr Bossey, aided by a monkey and a jester, promoting the sales of his unique medications
Quack Doctor, NetherlandsQuack doctor sells patent medicines to small crowd. Date: unknown
Quack Doctor on StageQuack doctor or Mountebank and theatrical friends sell medicines to countryfolk
17C Quack in GermanyQuack doctor at German fair
Street Doctor 1877A street " doctor" attempts to sell peppermint cough lozenges to a gullible woman
James Graham, Quack DocJames 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
Travelling Quack / 1894The travelling Quack
Quack Doctor / 1866Travelling quack doctor in an ale house
QUICKSILVER QUACK DOCQuicksilver : a Quack doctor attracts a crowd
Corn-Cutters CardAn 18th century London corn- cutters card... Apply to me, your feet I ll mend
Charlatan & PublicCharlatans offer their wonderful medicaments in the square of a provincial town
A MountebankMountebanck or Charlatan or Ciarlatano with patent medicines and monkey assistant
Hogarths Quack DoctorMarriage a la Mode Consulting the quack doctor
Medical / PrimitiveAn itinerant Chinese doctor at Tien-Sing, impressing the audience by handling snakes
