The Doctor Administering his Gilded Pill
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About the work
- Location
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Country: UK
City: London
Place: Government Art Collection
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About the artist
Charles Williams was a prolific caricaturist, etcher and illustrator who occasionally used the pseudonym ‘Ansell’ or ‘Argus’. He worked with George Cruikshank and illustrated The Every-Day Book by William Hone.
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Details
- Artist
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Charles Williams
- Title
- The Doctor Administering his Gilded Pill
- Date
- 29 March 1802
- Medium
- Coloured etching
- Dimensions
- height: 33.90 cm, width: 22.50 cm
- Acquisition
- Transferred from HM Revenue and Customs, December 2012
- Provenance
- Acquired by the Inland Revenue, Somerset House, 1948; recorded by GAC 1955; transferred to GAC 2012
- GAC number
- 3228