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Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (NLM)
Title:
The triumph of Quassia Js. Gillray dest. et dt.
Creator:
Gillray, James, 1756-1815, artist.
Subject (Genre):
Pictorial Works
Subject (Genre):
Caricatures
Subject (MeSH Term):
Taxes
Subject (MeSH Term):
Plant Bark
Subject (MeSH Term):
Beverages
Subject (MeSH Term):
History, 19th Century
Subject (Geographic Name):
England
Publication Information:
[London] : Pubd. June 10th, 1806 by H. Humphrey, [1806, printed 1851?]
Publication Country:
England
Copyright Statement:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain.
Order No.:
C05478
Physical Description:
1 print : engraving, b&w ; 32 x 45 cm.
Image Description:
Subject: A satire of a proposed tax affecting brewers and the alleged substitution of quassia for hops. Quassia is the wood, bark, or root of a South American tree from which a bitter decoction is obtained for medicinal purposes. In the print, which shows a triumphal procession of an African woman symbolizing quassia being carried on a barrel, various political figures of the day, including Fox, are satirized.
Subject (Person):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806.
Note (General):
Printed in the head right corner: "318".
Note (General):
An impression from the original plate, circa 1851. Plate from: Gillray, J. The works of James Gillray, from the original plates, with the addition of many subjects ot before collected. London, [1851].
Cited in:
Wright, T. Gillray, no. 318
Cited in:
George v. 8, no. 10574
Language:
eng
Restrictions on Access:
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Source of Acquisition:
Gift; William H. Helfand; 2003;
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Call Number:
PP059095 num ovr
Record UI:
101456249

The triumph of Quassia Js. Gillray dest. et dt.

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