A Saadi, or Egyptian shaman using snakes and incantations to cure a sick man. Engraving by T. Wallis, 1806, after W.M. Craig.

  • Craig, William Marshall, 1763 or 1764-1829.
Date:
April 1806
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21448i
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"A Saadi or Egyptian quack curing a sick man, by pretended conjurations with serpents, to face vol ii. page 484. We have received various accounts from travellers of some particular Egyptian famijies, who have the secret of handling the most deadly serpents, and even suffering themselves to be bitten by them without receiving any injury."--Blomfield, op. cit. p. 679

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Bungay : Published as the Act directs by C. Brightly & T. Kinnersley, April 1806.

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1 print : line engraving and etching ; image 12.2 x 16.9 cm

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A Saadi, or Egyptian quack, curing a sick man by pretended conjurations with serpents. W.M. Craig del. ; T. Wallis sculp.

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Wellcome Collection 21448i

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