Quackery

Austin Osman Spare

A heavily robed man raises one hand while holding his other arm across his body. Smaller figures huddle around the table and peer through the dark background. The caption Quackery directs Spare’s crowded scene towards pretension and questionable authority.

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Austin Osman Spare. "Quackery" [editorial title]. In A Book of Satyrs, Austin Osman Spare. undated edition. Source scan leaf 15. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0208-0015

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Medium: Pen-and-ink illustration, printed reproduction
Creator: Austin Osman Spare
Source scan: Leaf 15
Reference: A Book of Satyrs, original source leaf 15.
Image size: 1180 x 1600 px
Catalogue ID: IMJ-0208-E001

Editorial title and description. Source details from the Library catalogue.

Descriptive title supplied for the visually reviewed historical illustration. The surrounding book presents the original author's interpretation.

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A Book of Satyrs — exact library edition

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A Book of SatyrsAustin Osman SpareUndated edition

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Austin Osman Spare. Quackery. A Book of Satyrs. Scan leaf 15. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0208-0015

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