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1 print : aquatint with etching, with watercolour ; image 49.2 x 39 cm

Lettering
Lieu.t Gover.r Gall-stone, inspired by Alecto; or The birth of Minerva ...
References note
British Museum, Catalogue of political and personal satires, vol. VI,…

Contents
The family M.D. The obscene M.D. The obstetric M.D. who makes the diseases of women his particular study. The mesmeric M.D.
Lettering note
The central column is a nine point list of the principles of Morison's system. A similar version to…

1 photomechanical reproduction : lithograph

Lettering
Elle. -Le médecin est un peu comme un confesseur? Le docteur. -...Alors vous lui faites voir tout ca? ; Abel Faivre

Part of the series "Les hommes d'aujourd'hui" (illustrations by Coll-Toc and text by Pierre et Paul)

Image shows Pean's fondly stroking his hemostatic clamps in front of an opening to a hospital with a coivered wagon and gated entrance, implying…

An horrific omnium gatherum of the "heroic" medical and surgical treatments typical of establishment medicine around the time of the French Revolution. Two amputations are taking place. A friar holds a crucifix before the patient on the right. Near…

Work Type
Humorous pictures. Ink drawings.
Material
india ink over pencil ;
Measurements
sheet 25.7 x 17 cm
Description
1 drawing :
The artist shows sutures where the breasts have been removed. Three Bavarian passers-by are open-mouthed with…