| Reference Number | HI/2023-10-1 |
| Title | Painting of "The Poor Apothecary" |
| Date | [1775-1825] |
| Description | Framed watercolour of "The Poor Apothecary", a character from Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet". Inscribed with the following verse from the play: “I do remember an Apothecary –/And hereabouts he dwells – whom late I noted/In tattered weeds, with overwhelming brows,/Culling of simples; meager were his looks,/Sharp misery had worn him to the bones – Shakespeare”. Signed: "G.P.[d]est.". |
| Extent | 2 items |
| Dimensions | Painting: 215mm x 255mm |
| Frame: 375mm x 405mm x 12mm |
| Digital Collections | View online in our digital collections |
| Copyright | Free to use under the terms of the Creative Commons Licence Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) |
| Credit Line | Royal College of Physicians of Ireland |
| Object Name | Painting |
| Term | Paintings |
| Medicine in the Arts |
| Medicine in Literature |
| Drama |
| History of Pharmacy |
| Illicit Drugs |
| Poisons |
| Poisoning |