Quack Collection

The Physician Curing Fantasy. Anonymous engraved French broadsheet of the 17th century
BROADSHEET, 17th CENTURY. The Physician Curing Fantasy. Anonymous engraved French broadsheet of the 17th century, an amusing travesty on the idea that wisdom can be imbibed

The March of Intellect, (1828?). Artist: Robert Seymour
The March of Intellect, (1828?); showing a juggernaut figure with London University on its head and balloons issuing from its pipe, sweeping and kicking to one side lawyers, vicars, and quack doctors

Make way for ducklings sculpture by Nancy Schon, Boston Public Garden, Boston
USA, Massachusetts, Boston, Make way for ducklings sculpture by Nancy Schon, Boston Public Garden

TREPANNING: SKULL. Trepanned Pre-Columbian skull found in Peru

American advertisement for Clark Stanleys Snake Oil Liniment, c1895
PATENT MEDICINE AD, c1895. American advertisement for Clark Stanleys Snake Oil Liniment, c1895

Deaths Laboratory. American cartoon, 1906, by Edward Windsor Kemble on the dangers of patent medicine
PATENT MEDICINE CARTOON. Deaths Laboratory. American cartoon, 1906, by Edward Windsor Kemble on the dangers of patent medicine and advertisers spurious claims to lure customers

Poster, c1880, for Pratts Healing Ointment
AMERICAN PATENT MEDICINE. Poster, c1880, for Pratts Healing Ointment

A Consultation of Physicians, or The Company of Undertakers
STC451216 A Consultation of Physicians, or The Company of Undertakers, illustration from Hogarth Restored: The Whole Works of the celebrated William Hogarth, re-engraved by Thomas Cook, pub

Hungry Peter the pigs dinner party, with Tabitha the cat, Humpty and Dumpty the rabbits, two ducks (the Quacks), and two dogs (Rags and Forager) gathered round a long table. Date: 1914

Animal magnetism, satirical artwork
Animal magnetism. Satirical artwork depicting a patient and animal magnetism practitioner with animal heads. Animal magnetism was developed by the German physician Franz Mesmer (1734-1815)

Dentistry, satirical artwork
Dentistry. Satirical artwork titled Without Effort, showing a dentist and his assistant removing a patients tooth in a public display area

Domestic Duck, Indian Runner Duck, duckling, close-up of head, calling

Holtermanns Life Preserving Drops, 1880s (colour litho)
6257116 Holtermanns Life Preserving Drops, 1880s (colour litho) by Australian School, (19th century); 61.5x49.5 cm; Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales; Mitchell Library

Advertisement for Harness world famed Electropathic Belts, c. 1890 (engraving)
XJF486362 Advertisement for Harness world famed Electropathic Belts, c.1890 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

STEEN: QUACK, 17th CENTURY. The Quack. Oil on canvas by Jan Steen (1626-1679)

Late 19th century American patent medicine poster for Halls Hair Renewer
HAIR RESTORATIVE. Late 19th century American patent medicine poster for Halls Hair Renewer

Monkeys dressed as humans
2625334 Monkeys dressed as humans; (add.info.: Market scene with monkeys dressed as humans. A quack standing on a platform in a market hawks his "medicines")

A medicine show
2626767 A medicine show; (add.info.: French cartoon shows a long line of people, with more arriving by stagecoach and railroad, at a medicine show where a quack with a lion's head)

Skeleton of death aiming a dart at a doctor
5893176 Skeleton of death aiming a dart at a doctor.; (add.info.: Skeleton of death aiming a dart at a doctor as he tends to a sick woman. Death and the Physician)

Cartoon from Puck, between 1880 and 1889. Creators: Joseph Keppler, Bernhard Gillam
Cartoon from Puck, between 1880 and 1889

AI IMAGE - A plague doctor, 17th century, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - A plague doctor, 17th century, (2023). Physician who treated victims of bubonic plague, wearing an ankle-length overcoat and a bird-like beak mask

AI IMAGE - A plague doctor, 17th century, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - A plague doctor, 17th century, (2023). Physician who treated victims of bubonic plague, wearing an ankle-length overcoat and a bird-like beak mask

The Caorsin seizing Master Walter by the Throat, 1857. Creator: Unknown
The Caorsin seizing Master Walter by the Throat, 1857. Scene from "Master Walter, the Physician. A Tale of Old London": Master Walter could read no more

The Quack, c.1690-c.1710. Creator: Cornelis Dusart
The Quack, c.1690-c.1710

The Quack Doctor, after 1763. Creator: Pietro Longhi
The Quack Doctor, after 1763

Removing the Rocks in the Head, c.1550-c.1600. Creator: Unknown
Removing the Rocks in the Head, c.1550-c.1600

The Quack, c.1619-c.1625. Creator: Anon
The Quack, c.1619-c.1625

The quack, 1650-1679. Creator: Jan Steen
The quack, 1650-1679. Attributed to Jan Havicksz. Steen

The quack, 1650-1660. Creator: Jan Steen
The quack, 1650-1660

The Quacksalver, 1648. Creator: Adriaen van Ostade
The Quacksalver, 1648

Italian Marketplace with a Quack Dentist, 1651. Creator: Johannes Lingelbach
Italian Marketplace with a Quack Dentist, 1651. Other Title(s): Marketplace in an Italian Town, with an Itinerant Toothpuller

The Tooth Puller, 1608. Creator: Caravaggio, Michelangelo (1571-1610)
The Tooth Puller, 1608. Found in the collection of the Galleria Palatina, Florence

The Charlatan (recto), and Two Standing Figures (verso), n.d. Creators: Gerard Terborch II, Unknown
The Charlatan (recto), and Two Standing Figures (verso), n.d

The Tooth Puller, plate nine from Selection of Pictures from Venetian Collections, 1765. Creator: Giacomo Leonardis
The Tooth Puller, plate nine from Selection of Pictures from Venetian Collections, 1765

The Cupper (Kopster), 1695. Creator: Cornelis Dusart
The Cupper (Kopster), 1695

A Strange Case of Epizooty, from Puck, n.d. Creator: Joseph Keppler
A Strange Case of Epizooty, from Puck, n.d

Mrs Mallard, Make way for ducklings sculpture by Nancy Schon, Boston Public Garden
USA, Massachusetts, Boston, Mrs Mallard, Make way for ducklings sculpture by Nancy Schon, Boston Public Garden

Cures All the Ills of Man or Beast. Cartoon, 1921, by Rollin Kirby commenting on the resurrection of the Fordney
TARIFF BILL, 1921. Cures All the Ills of Man or Beast. Cartoon, 1921, by Rollin Kirby commenting on the resurrection of the Fordney Emergency Tariff Bill

An exhibition / show / performance of phrenology, Victorian period

Cartoon illustrations in colour by G H Dodd, captioned, Fun Among Feathers'. Showing poultry, ostrich, leopard and ducks

Grannie Quack Granny Quack's shop/ best in the Fair? by Lorna Steele

193-0082133 To the Count Palatine (or Count of the Palate), plate 33 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching)
IND81652 193-0082133 To the Count Palatine (or Count of the Palate), plate 33 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching) by Goya y Lucientes

193-0082140 Of what ill will he die? plate 40 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching)
IND81659 193-0082140 Of what ill will he die? plate 40 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 21.6x15.2 cm; Private Collection; Index Fototeca

The Invention of a New Chest Elixir (plate 14), 1843. Creator: Charles Emile Jacque
The Invention of a New Chest Elixir (plate 14), 1843

Removing the Rocks in the Head, c. 1550-1600 (oil on panel)
3704072 Removing the Rocks in the Head, c.1550-1600 (oil on panel) by Bosch, Hieronymus (c.1450-1516) (after); 41.3x30.9 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

The quack, 1650-60 (oil on panel)
3709939 The quack, 1650-60 (oil on panel) by Steen, Jan Havicksz. (1625/26-79); 37.5x52 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; (add.info)

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"Quack: A Journey Through Curious Artifacts and Satirical Tales" Step into the enchanting Boston Public Garden, where Nancy Schon's iconic "Make way for ducklings" sculpture captures the whimsical charm of these feathered creatures. As you admire their adorable forms, your mind wanders to a trepanned Pre-Columbian skull discovered in Peru – a haunting reminder of ancient medical practices. Travel back in time to 1885, when American merchants shamelessly promoted Cocaine Toothache Drops for both children and adults. The audacity. Yet, it pales in comparison to an equally dubious poster from that era advertising Pratts Healing Ointment as a cure-all remedy. Observe closely the Domestic Duck and Indian Runner Duck; their close-up heads reveal intricate details while they call out with distinctive quacks. It brings to mind "A Consultation of Physicians, " or rather 'The Company of Undertakers, ' satirically highlighting the questionable expertise some doctors possessed. Join Hungry Peter at his extravagant dinner party, where indulgence reigns supreme. But beware. Just like Clark Stanleys Snake Oil Liniment advertised in 1895 America, not everything is what it seems. Deaths Laboratory cartoon by Edward Windsor Kemble serves as a stark reminder of patent medicines' dangers and advertisers' deceitful tactics. Venture further into the realm of satire with artwork depicting animal magnetism and dentistry – subjects that have long been targets for mockery throughout history. And don't forget Holtermanns Life Preserving Drops from the 1880s; colorful lithographs may entice buyers but offer no true salvation. In this captivating journey through time and artistry, we encounter quacks aplenty – those who peddle false promises or exploit unsuspecting victims. Let us learn from these cautionary tales as we navigate our modern world filled with its own share of charlatans and snake oil salesmen.