A doctor and nurse prescribing new medicines for their patient

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A doctor and nurse prescribing new medicines for their patient; representing Britain under a new government. Coloured lithograph by J Doyle, 1842. The doctor (Peel) holding a medicine bottle labelled: "New tariff" says: "Come take it off like a man! Its the only remedy for your complaint, I have mixed you something very nice to wash it down." The nurse (Wellington) adds: "Come Johnny there's no use making wry faces, you know you must swallow it." John Bull holding a cup inscribed: "Income tax" retorts: "It's a great deal nastier than Dr Russell's physic." Lying discarded on the floor are a bottle of medicine labelled; "Russell purge" and a container inscribed: "Barings pills.". Created 23 April 1842. John Bull (Symbolic character). Legislative bodies – Reform. Physician and patient. Nurses. Medicine – Formulae, receipts, prescriptions. Great Britain. John Russell Russell, Earl (1792–1878). Francis Sir Thornhill Baring (1796–1866). Robert Peel (1788–1850). Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington (1769–1852). Contributors: John Doyle (1797–1868). Work ID: naz7atea.

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