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Engraved caricature of a boy in a cap pointing at a uniformed pharmacist with a mortar; jars labelled KOCH line the shelves behind.

A small boy at an apothecary's shop. Reproduction of a lithograph by A. Holswilder, c. 1890.

A wood-engraved caricature shows a small boy in a coat and cap pointing across a counter toward a uniformed pharmacist grinding in a mortar. Behind him, large glass jars labelled KOCH stand before shelves of drawers and bottles, with a window and street scene at left.

Artist
Holswilder, Jan Pieter, 1850-1890.
Date
20 December 1890
Medium
Humorous pictures Caricatures Photomechanical prints Prints
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3443 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1890.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: En la farmacia del Estado: un niño pide Koch

Una caricatura grabada muestra a un niño pequeño con abrigo y gorra que señala, al otro lado de un mostrador, a un farmacéutico uniformado que muele en un mortero. Detrás, grandes frascos de vidrio rotulados KOCH se alinean frente a estantes con cajones y botellas.

Português: Na farmácia do Estado: um menino pede Koch

Uma caricatura gravada mostra um menino pequeno, de casaco e boné, apontando por cima de um balcão para um farmacêutico uniformizado que tritura algo num almofariz. Atrás, grandes frascos de vidro com o rótulo KOCH ficam diante de prateleiras com gavetas e garrafas.

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