This image may not be used to state or imply the endorsement by the Science History Institute of any product, service or activity, or to concur with a
This image may not be used to state or imply the endorsement by the Science History Institute of any product, service or activity, or to concur with an opinion or confirm the accuracy of any text appearing alongside or in logical association with the image. Quack at a village fair. 18th-century artwork depicting a quack (right, under parasol) at a village fair selling treatments and remedies. This 1743 engraving is by the French artist Jean Moyreau (1690-1762). Published under the French title: 'Le marchand de Mitridate', it was based on an earlier work by the Dutch painter Philips Wouwermans (1619-1668).
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Photo credit: © GREGORY TOBIAS/CHEMICAL HERITAGE FOUNDATION/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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