Des sang-sues; Messueurs, des sang-sues!

Des sang-sues; Messueurs, des sang-sues!

Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Author(s):
Pigal, Edmé Jean, 1798-1872, artist
Contributor(s):
Langlumé, artist
Publication:
[France: , 18--]
Language(s):
French
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Bloodletting
Death
Physicians
Genre(s):
Caricatures
Abstract:
Caricature: Four physicians, wearing hats, coats, and one with a cape, are standing next to a bed preparing to bleed a dead patient; there is a clyster on a low table, and curtains hang from an arrow (of Death?) over the bed.
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Extent:
1 print : 33 x 26 cm.
Technique:
lithograph, color
NLM Unique ID:
101393392 (See catalog record)
NLM Image ID:
A021688
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101393392