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A statue of Germania whose prominent breasts have been removed in accordance with the "Lex Heinze" law on censorship
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…
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…
A "theatre" of medicine and surgery
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…
Jules-Émile Péan
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…
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…
A patient exposes her breasts to a physician and asks if a physician is not a little like a confessor: the doctor exclaims that he hopes she does not show herself like that to her confessor
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
Lettering
Elle. -Le médecin est un peu comme un confesseur? Le docteur. -...Alors vous lui faites voir tout ca? ; Abel Faivre
A family doctor, an obstetrician, a sensationalist author-doctor and a hypnotist; all pruriently satirised under the guise of moralism, as promoted by James Morison and his pharmaceutical company
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…
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…
Philip Thicknesse writing at a table, surrounded by demonic apparitions representing aspects of his life
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,…
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,…
An embarrassed female patient is caught undressed by a leering medical assistant
1 photomechanical reproduction : lithograph, printed in colour ; image 27.3 x 21.2 cm
Lettering
L'assiette au beurre. Leurs domestiques ...
Lettering note
Lettering continues: Le docteur. -Ca ne fait rien, c'est Jean...il en a vu d'autres.…
Lettering
L'assiette au beurre. Leurs domestiques ...
Lettering note
Lettering continues: Le docteur. -Ca ne fait rien, c'est Jean...il en a vu d'autres.…
Philippe Ricord
1 print : wood engraving, with watercolour
Ricord uses a knife upon cupids
Ricord uses a knife upon cupids
Sallot dit Casque de Fer
1 print : wood engraving, with watercolour
Lettering
La Lune. ... Portrait authentique de Sallot dit casque de fer. D'apres une photographie communiquée par M. Francal, notre correspondant à Foix. And. Gill. Relief Marchandeux.
Lettering note
The…
Lettering
La Lune. ... Portrait authentique de Sallot dit casque de fer. D'apres une photographie communiquée par M. Francal, notre correspondant à Foix. And. Gill. Relief Marchandeux.
Lettering note
The…
A surgeon loses his wedding ring inside the body of a female patient
1 photomechanical reproduction : lithograph, printed in colour ; image 26.9 x 42.7 cm