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A reply, for the present, to the unknown authors of Villany detected, &c., 1754, British Cartoon Print

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A reply, for the present, to the unknown authors of Villany detected, &c., 1754, British Cartoon Print

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Print shows Dr. Robert James, inventor of a patent "fever powder," giving his medicine to a sick man as a quack doctor steals the medicine from the doctor's pocket and a ghost denounces the thief.

"... Dr. James, promoter and proprietor of a "Fever Powder," walking, and giving a small packet of his medicine to a poor and sick man ..." (Source: Stephens)
Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires / prepared by Frederic George Stephens, v. 3, no. 3281
Forms part of: British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress).

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01/01/1754
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