Pharmacist Collection

England / Ulverston
The town centre at Ulverston, Cumbria, a market town a few miles south of the English Lake District

The Pharmacy, 1912 artwork
The Pharmacy (1912). Oil painting by the Swiss artist Marius Borgeaud (1861-1924) titled La Pharmacie (The Pharmacy). The signature and date (1912) are at lower left

Pharmacist (Maxims)
A pharmacist measures out drops for the megrims (winter blues)

Persian pharmacy, 13th century artwork
Persian pharmacy. 13th century Arabic artwork entitled The Preparation of Medicine from Honey. This image was produced in Baghdad, Iraq, whilst it was still part of the Persian Empire

Male pharmacist working with test tubes in laboratory, (B&W)

Bird Pharmacist
A bird pharmacist and his customers

Conversion of Galen
CLAUDIUS GALEN " Conversion of Galen" Greek physician to 5 Roman emperors and to gladiators. Author of the theory of the 4 humours

Advertisement, c 1900 (litho)
7190032 Advertisement, c 1900 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertisement in booklet of views of Harrogate and Neighbourbood (Parker)

Catalan pharmacy pot (17th-18th c. ). Ceramics
Catalan pharmacy pot (17th-18th c.). Ceramics. SPAIN. Vic. Vic Episcopal Museum

Dispenser at London Hospital, Whitechapel
A dispenser at the London Hospital, Whitechapel, East London, pouring some liquid from a jug into a smaller container

Quack selling drug, c.1900 (chromolithograph)
7293230 Quack selling drug, c.1900 (chromolithograph); (add.info.: Medicine. Pharmacy. Quack selling drug against boldness. Chromo, France, ca 1900.); Photo: © Archives Charmet.

Allegory of medicine (low relief)
BEN5471493 Allegory of medicine (low relief) by Pisano, Andrea (1270-1349); Museo dell'Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore (Duomo), Florence, Tuscany, Italy; (add.info.: Allegory of medicine)

An apothecary shop in an Arab bazaar. (print)
7419937 An apothecary shop in an Arab bazaar. (print); (add.info.: An apothecary shop in an Arab bazaar. A veiled woman customer speaks with the druggist)

The Pharmacist. By Jean Ignace Isidore Gerard (1803 -1847), known by the pseudonym of Jean-Jacques or J. J
5669307 The Pharmacist. By Jean Ignace Isidore Gerard (1803 -1847), known by the pseudonym of Jean-Jacques or J. J. Grandville, was a French caricaturist

Apotheke / Pharmacy (colour litho)
8666233 Apotheke / Pharmacy (colour litho) by Christophe (Colomb, Georges) (1856-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Apotheke)

Dr. Robert Gibson Eccles
NWI4948190 Dr. Robert Gibson Eccles.; (add.info.: Dr. Robert Gibson Eccles.); Photo © North Wind Pictures.

Pharmacy jar
3499727 Pharmacy jar; (add.info.: Pharmacy jar. Mid 18th century. French influences. Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Ceramic Museum of Barcelona, Catalonia. Spain.); PHAS/UIG.

Basilius Besler: apothecary and botanist based in Nuremberg, Germany
5668973 Basilius Besler: apothecary and botanist based in Nuremberg, Germany; (add.info.: Basilius Besler (1561-1629) apothecary and botanist based in Nuremberg

Louis Nicolas Vauquelin
3586030 Louis Nicolas Vauquelin; (add.info.: Portrait of Louis Nicolas Vauquelin (1763-1829) a French pharmacist and chemist. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Henri Moissan, French chemist and pharmacist (b/w photo)
8673350 Henri Moissan, French chemist and pharmacist (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Henri Moissan (1852-1907), French chemist and pharmacist

Advertisement for Chemist & Druggist, Francis & Co, 7 Manchester Road, Burnley, c 1900 (b/w photo)
8627074 Advertisement for Chemist & Druggist, Francis & Co, 7 Manchester Road, Burnley, c 1900 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Louis Nicolas Vauquelin
3586032 Louis Nicolas Vauquelin; (add.info.: Portrait of Louis Nicolas Vauquelin (1763-1829) a French pharmacist and chemist. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Guillaume-Francois Rouelle performing a public experiment
3359520 Guillaume-Francois Rouelle performing a public experiment; (add.info.: An engraving of Guillaume-Francois Rouelle (1703-1770) a French chemist and apothecary, performing a public experiment

Le Quinquina, Cinchona pubescens (colour engraving)
3434356 Le Quinquina, Cinchona pubescens (colour engraving); (add.info.: Sciences. Botanique. Coll. Part. Science. Botany. Cinchona pubescens, used for the production of quinine)

Antoine Alexandre Brutus Bussy
865143 Antoine Alexandre Brutus Bussy; (add.info.: Antoine Alexandre Brutus Bussy (1794-1882) French chemist, physician and pharmacist, born at Marseilles

Saint Cosimo (Como or Cosimo) and Saint Damian, martyr brothers born in the 3rd century in Arabia
FGL5469916 Saint Cosimo (Como or Cosimo) and Saint Damian, martyr brothers born in the 3rd century in Arabia. They are protectors of pharmacists and doctors

Louis Nicolas Vauquelin
3586031 Louis Nicolas Vauquelin; (add.info.: Portrait of Louis Nicolas Vauquelin (1763-1829) a French pharmacist and chemist. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Givaudan Ltd. - Chemist with bottle and aerosol can
Client: Givaudan Ltd. - Chemist with bottle and aerosol can -August 12, 1963. The company is still in operation to this day, based at Staines. Date: 1963

A cartoon depicting a pharmacist making up a prescription, 19th century
5310985 A cartoon depicting a pharmacist making up a prescription, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1874); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Dried grapes. Advert for a drug against hemorroids, ca 1930 (print)
7422827 Dried grapes. Advert for a drug against hemorroids, ca 1930 (print); (add.info.: Medicine. Pharmacy. Dried grapes)

Cartoon depicting a man, suffering with food poisoning, asking the pharmacist for a cure, 19th century
5309344 Cartoon depicting a man, suffering with food poisoning, asking the pharmacist for a cure, 19th century; (add.info.: Cartoon depicting a man, suffering with food poisoning)

A pharmacist (apothecary), Engraving by Jost Amman (1539-1591) 16th century
FGL5472742 A pharmacist (apothecary), Engraving by Jost Amman (1539-1591) 16th century.; Fototeca Gilardi.

Advertisement for Isaac T Lloyd, Chelsea (b/w photo)
8626983 Advertisement for Isaac T Lloyd, Chelsea (b/w photo) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertisement for Isaac T Lloyd, chemists and post office, Chelsea)

A concert (chromolitho)
8677746 A concert (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A concert. Trade card for the Pharmacie Normale, 19 Rue Drouot)

Avicenna (Ibn Sina, 980-1037), detail from a page in "Canon of Medicine" (illuminated manuscript)
AIS5363869 Avicenna (Ibn Sina, 980-1037), detail from a page in "Canon of Medicine" (illuminated manuscript); Biblioteca Estense, Modena, Emilia-Romagna

Portrait of Jan van der Veen, Pharmacist and Poet in Deventer, 1700-1732. Creator: Arnoud van Halen
Portrait of Jan van der Veen, Pharmacist and Poet in Deventer, 1700-1732

Mrs. Isaac David Burrell; Isaac David Burrell, 1921. Creator: Unknown
Mrs. Isaac David Burrell; Isaac David Burrell, 1921

Portrait of Antoine Parmentier (1737-1813), agronomist and philanthropist. Creator: Francois Dumont
Portrait of Antoine Parmentier (1737-1813), agronomist and philanthropist

Antoine-Auguste Parmentier (1737-1813), agronomist and philanthropist, between 1801 and 1850. Creator: Francois Dumont
Antoine-Auguste Parmentier (1737-1813), agronomist and philanthropist, between 1801 and 1850

Portrait of Nicolas Deyeux, 1822. Creator: Julien Leopold Boilly
Portrait of Nicolas Deyeux, 1822

Apothecary
3782516 Apothecary by Amman, Jost (1539-91); (add.info.: Apothecary from the Book of Trades / Das Standebuch (Panoplia omnium illiberalium mechanicarum...)

Apothecary
3782856 Apothecary by Amman, Jost (1539-91); (add.info.: Apothecary by Jost Amman, from the Book of Trades / Das Standebuch (Panoplia omnium illiberalium mechanicarum...)

Antoine Augustin Parmentier, ca 1805 (painting)
7422847 Antoine Augustin Parmentier, ca 1805 (painting) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); (add.info.: Science. Botany. French pharmacist Antoine Augustin Parmentier)

Apothecary
3782186 Apothecary; (add.info.: Apothecary by Jost Amman, from the Book of Trades / Das Standebuch (Panoplia omnium illiberalium mechanicarum...)

Apothecary's shop
3782176 Apothecary's shop; (add.info.: Apothecary's shop, reproduced from a seventeenth century stamp from Vriese. The caption reads Shop of a Grocer and Druggist')

Portrait of court apothecary Johann Gottfried Becker, 1726-1793. Creator: Carl Gustaf Pilo
Portrait of court apothecary Johann Gottfried Becker, 1726-1793. Becker served as court pharmacist for Frederick III

Advert, William Littell, Chemist & Druggist, Cheltenham. Date: 1826

Advert, J G Beavan & Co, Chemists and Apothecaries Date: 1826

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"Unveiling the Rich Tapestry of a Pharmacist's Journey" Step into the world of pharmacists, where history and innovation intertwine. From England to Ulverston, these healthcare professionals have been serving their communities for centuries. Take a glimpse back in time at "The Pharmacy, " an exquisite artwork from 1912 that captures the essence of this noble profession. Travel even further to the Persian pharmacy depicted in a stunning 13th-century artwork, showcasing ancient practices that laid the foundation for modern medicine. In a black and white photograph, witness a male pharmacist diligently working with test tubes in his laboratory. His dedication and precision are evident as he strives to create life-saving medications. But not all pharmacists walk on two legs; meet the bird pharmacist who tends to nature's remedies with grace and wisdom. Nature has always held its own secrets when it comes to healing. Explore how Galen's conversion revolutionized pharmaceutical practices, paving the way for advancements we benefit from today. Witness an advertisement from c. 1900, beautifully lithographed, promoting medicines that promised relief during challenging times. Marvel at Catalan pharmacy pots crafted between the 17th-18th century - ceramics that were once vessels holding potions and elixirs believed to cure ailments both physical and spiritual. Discover timeless wisdom through "Pharmacist Maxims, " guiding practitioners throughout their careers with principles rooted in compassion and integrity. Travel across oceans to London Hospital in Whitechapel, where dispensers tirelessly serve patients' needs while upholding professionalism amidst chaos. Advertisements by William Littell Chemist & Druggist or J G Beavan & Co Chemists and Apothecaries showcase how these establishments catered to diverse health requirements within their respective eras – beacons of trustworthiness amid ever-changing times. From ancient artistry capturing historical pharmacies to contemporary innovations shaping our present-day healthcare landscape – pharmacists remain steadfast guardians of well-being throughout the ages.