Choleraphoby

Choleraphoby

Collection:
Cholera Online, 1817 to 1923
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Author(s):
Seymour, Robert, 1798-1836 artist
Publication:
[London] : , [Dec. 1, 1831]
Language(s):
English
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Medicine, Traditional
Pharmacists
Genre(s):
Caricature
Abstract:
A crowd of customers besiege a pharmacy seeking remedies for cholera. One pharmacist joyfully works a pestle and mortar; another serves the customers; while a third, with a wink, removes a container from a shelf.
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Extent:
1 print : 11 x 12 cm.
Provenance:
Purchase; 1967.
Technique:
lithograph, color
NLM Unique ID:
101393390 (See catalog record)
NLM Image ID:
A021786
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101393390