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The Whitworth Doctor Examined, 20 February 1791

 Item — Box: LF104/1 Box 1
Reference code: LF104/1/16

Scope and Contents

Anonymous artist. Published by W. Holland. A bishop (Durham) sits in an armchair (left). Three doctors stand in a row beside him, turning to a fourth, who stands on the right on a low three-legged stool, wearing spurred top-boots and holding a riding-whip. A medicine bottle, etc, protrudes from his pocket. The three doctors say, "Well, Doctor, do you think it is in your power to make a cure?" The fourth answers, "If yo'll cure the Bishop of another disorder that he's gotten, I con cure him o this with the help o God. But you must doctor him for three or four hours, as I hear the hounds, and damn me I wouldn't lose a good hunt for all the Bishops in the kingdom." Hand-coloured etching. Description from the British Museum.

Dates

  • Creation: 20 February 1791

Conditions Governing Access

Available by appointment in our Reading Room

Extent

1 Item(s)

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections and Archives Repository

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