Melville (in Highland costume) bleeds Neptune whilst Trotter holds a bowl to catch the guineas which flow from the incision; satirizing Trotter's embezzlement of public funds and Melville 's alleged connivance. Coloured etching by I. Cruikshank, 1805.

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Melville (in Highland costume) bleeds Neptune whilst Trotter holds a bowl to catch the guineas which flow from the incision; satirizing Trotter's embezzlement of public funds and Melville 's alleged connivance. Coloured etching by I. Cruikshank, 1805.

http://data.europeana.eu/agent/11149 · 1805

RightsCC0 — Public Domain

CollectionWellcome Collection

Lettering: Bleeding Neptune or a Scotch experiment!!

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