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Engraved caricature of a wigged man in a dark coat weeping into a handkerchief beside a tomb hung with bottles, with a church tower behind.

An apothecary weeping at the grave of his late most prosperous and prevalent patient. Coloured aquatint by G.M. Woodward, 1801.

A black-and-white engraved caricature shows a wigged man in a dark coat lifting a handkerchief to his face beside a tomb. The inscription on the stone reads 'Sacred to the Memory', and a hanging frame of glass bottles hangs above it, while a church tower rises behind.

Artist
George Moutard Woodward
Date
7 March 1801
Medium
Aquatints
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2933 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1801.
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: El boticario en duelo, caricatura de 1801 de G.M. Woodward

Una caricatura grabada en blanco y negro muestra a un hombre con peluca y abrigo oscuro que se lleva un pañuelo al rostro junto a una tumba. La inscripción de la piedra dice 'Sacred to the Memory', y sobre ella cuelga un marco con frascos de vidrio, mientras una torre de iglesia se alza detrás.

Português: O boticário de luto, caricatura de 1801 de G.M. Woodward

Uma caricatura gravada em preto e branco mostra um homem de peruca e casaco escuro levando um lenço ao rosto ao lado de um túmulo. A inscrição na pedra diz 'Sacred to the Memory', e acima dela pende uma armação com frascos de vidro, enquanto uma torre de igreja se ergue ao fundo.