Pen and ink drawing of a long-bearded old man in a robe pounding medicine with a pestle in a mortar, a snake staff at lower left.

Old Parr, an Elderly Apothecary Grinding Pills, Pen Drawing

A pen and brown ink drawing shows an elderly, long-bearded man in a flowing robe grinding a mixture with a pestle in a mortar on a table. A snake-entwined staff stands at lower left, and the caption beneath reads "Old Parr makes up his famous Pills."

Artist: Matthews, active 1861.
Date: 1861
Medium: Portrait drawings Drawings
Source: Wellcome Collection
Size: 2121 × 4000 px

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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1861.
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

18th century portrait drawing pen drawing brown ink apothecary medicine pharmacist long beard pestle and mortar old parr