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Engraved caricature of a boy in a cap pointing at a uniformed pharmacist with a mortar; jars labelled KOCH line the shelves behind.

In de Staatsapotheek: a boy asks a pharmacist for Koch

A wood-engraved caricature shows a small boy in a coat and cap pointing across a counter toward a uniformed pharmacist grinding in a mortar. Behind him, large glass jars labelled KOCH stand before shelves of drawers and bottles, with a window and street scene at left.

Artist
Holswilder, Jan Pieter, 1850-1890.
Date
20 December 1890
Medium
Humorous pictures Caricatures Photomechanical prints Prints
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3443 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1890.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Anatomy and Medicine19th centurysatirecaricaturewood engravingboyhumorous printpharmacistmortar and pestleglass jarsapothecary shop

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