Quack Collection (page 2)

The Charlatan At The Louvre, Paris, (1885). Artist: Jean Duplessis-Bertaux
The Charlatan At The Louvre, Paris, (1885). An 18th-century quack plays to a crowd

The German Charlatan, (1885). Artist: Jean Duplessis-Bertaux
The German Charlatan, (1885). An 18th-century quack doctor advertises his wares to a crowd

The quacksalver, 1679. Artist: Steen, Jan Havicksz (1626-1679)
The quacksalver, 1679. Found in the collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

The Quack, 1652. Artist: Dou, Gerard (Gerrit) (1613-1675)
The Quack, 1652. Found in the collection of the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam

James Graham, Scottish quack doctor, 1795. Artist: John Kay
James Graham, Scottish quack doctor, 1795. Graham (1745-1794) set up the Temple of Health in The Adelphi, London. He used milk baths, friction, electricity and magnetism in the treatments he offered

Caricature of Franz Anton Mesmer, c1785. He is depicted as an ass hypnotising a female subject with a finger. In 1779, soon after the publication of his treatise Memoire sur la decouverte de

Print satirising Franz Anton Mesmer, 1784
Print satirising Mesmer, 1784. In 1779, soon after the publication of his treatise Memoire sur la decouverte de magnetism animal, Franz Anton Mesmer (1734-1815), the founder of Mesmerism

The Quack Doctors Prayer!!, July 30, 1801. July 30, 1801. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson
The Quack Doctors Prayer!!, July 30, 1801

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