The Doctor Administering his Gilded Pill

Charles Williams

Coloured etching

29 March 1802

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The Doctor Administering his Gilded Pill
  • About the work
    Location
    Country: UK
    City: London
    Place: Government Art Collection
  • 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
    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