Quack Collection

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, Italy
A 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 - Phrenology
The 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 England
A 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 Specialist
Pilgrimage to Raploch Cottage, Blantyre to see Mr William Rae (1841-1907) - Bone Specialist Date: 1905

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

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

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

HOGARTH / MARRIAGE-MODE 3
3. Scene with the quack Date: 1745

Sitting duck on Yorkshire roof
A 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 1906
Practical 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 Donald
ADAM DONALD the prophet of Bethelnie Necromancer and quack doctor Date: 1703 - 1780

Joshua Ward - Anon ENG
Joshua Ward (1685 - 1761) Quack doctor

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

Nicolas Philippe Ledru, known as Comus, quack dotor
Undated head and shoulders pencil sketch of Nicolas Philippe Ledru, known as " Comus", " quack" doctor. HPG/8/1/1 (i) "

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

Advert for Salt Regal 1889
Salt 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 WWI
Allcocks 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 / Grave
SIR WILLIAM READ Quack doctor and oculist Date: - 1715

Advert for Dr. Scotts electric plasters 1889
They 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 1889
Keep 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 1890
World 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 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

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

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

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

French charlatan selling his wares in the street
A 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 Dumpty
Endpaper 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 ballerina
Master 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 Joy
An 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 fire
The 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 fire
Still 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 morsel
A Tough Morsel -- Master Quack the duckling struggles to eat some very hard food. Date: 1912

Master Quack the duckling meets two owls
An 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 air
Wide Awake -- Joey the tortoise, annoyed by Master Quack the ducklings orders, rears up and throws him off his back. Date: 1912

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