Radical Quacks giving a New Constitution to John Bull.!

Radical Quacks giving a New Constitution to John Bull.!

Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Author(s):
Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878 etcher
Publication:
[London:] : G. Humphrey, 1822
Language(s):
English
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Bloodletting
Politics
Quackery
Therapeutics
United Kingdom
Genre(s):
Caricature
Abstract:
A man is sitting in a chair between two physicians, his right arm is being bled, left arm is in a sling, and both legs have been amputated above the knee and fitted with pegs. A small coffin on the floor contains his legs; several bottles are on a table.
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Extent:
1 print : 30 x 42 cm.
Technique:
etching, color
NLM Unique ID:
101393101 (See catalog record)
NLM Image ID:
A021467
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101393101