Which one is the Wizard?

Gandalf, complete with long beard, flowing robes, pointy hat and magic wand.  In reality they 

were not a bit like that.......

Rowling and Tolkien have a lot to answer for.  In the creation of their mythical wizards, and by creating characters and narratives vivid enough to have turned their stories into massive international hits, they have made it very difficult for normal wizards to exist.

In the 1700s and 1800s wizards dod not look a  bit like Gandalf.  In fact, they looked more like these gentlemen:

Edward Jenner, the man who invented vaccinations.

Dr Syntax, a medical man who featured in a number of popular books in Georgian England, 

illustrated by Thomas Rowlandson.

If Rowlandson is to be believed, doctors or physicians wore perfectly normal sombre garb, not unlike the clothes worn day-to-day by clerics.  Jenner clearly did not favour a wig, but Doctor Syntax is always shown with a white wig and a dark three-cornered hat.  He often wore gaiters and black boots, and beneath his waistcoat a white shirt and cravat or ruff.

Of course, wizards like John Harries and Joseph Harries used the name "doctor" quite deliberately, even though they might not strictly have been allowed to do so, because it suited them.  As long as they maintained a good reputation with the public, and actually healed people or solved mysteries, their patients and clients were happy to go along with that.

So rest assured that Dr Joseph Harries, one of the stars of the Angel Mountain saga, looked much more like Dr Syntax than Gandalf...........