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Interieue d'une Pharmacie, or Interior of a Pharmacy

Motte, C

Satirical print of medical remedies ranging from enemas, to potions, to reliance on St. James, the apostle who travelled to Iberia and is identified by his cockle shells. The text at the bottom reads “Envain pour les guérir on accourt à leur aide / La rage est dans le Coeur, il n’est plus de remède.” The “Imp. Lithog. de C. Motte” inscription at the bottom right refers to the Paris lithographer, Charles Etienne Pierre Motte (1785-1836).

Date

17th century

Type

print

Medium

paper (overall material)

Department

NMAH

Institution

National Museum of American History

Object number

nmah_993969

Credit

Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company