‘The Apothecary’, c1800s

Description

Black and white etching, entitled ‘THE APOTHECARY.’, designed, etched and published by anon. Illustration from an unidentified 1800s book.

A stout apothecary standing behind a counter. A few large shop rounds are visible on the shelves behind him. Below the design is a quotation from Chaucer: “He knew the cause of every malady, were it of cold, or hot, or moist, or dry. CHAUCER.”