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Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (NLM)
Title:
The Imposter, or Obstetric Dispute [George Cruikshank].
Creator:
Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878, artist.
Subject (Keyword):
Sims, John, 1749-1831
Subject (Keyword):
Southcott, Joanna, 1750-1814
Subject (Keyword):
Cartoons
Subject (Keyword):
Pregnancy
Subject (Keyword):
Verbal Behavior
Subject (Keyword):
Dogs
Subject (Keyword):
Abnormalities
Subject (Genre):
Caricatures
Subject (MeSH Term):
Physicians
Publication Information:
London: T. Tegg, Sept. 1814.
Copyright Statement:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain.
Order No.:
A021472
Physical Description:
1 print : etching, color ; 25 x 35 cm.
Image Description:
An apparent pregnant woman holding a broom and open book over her head and astride a dog wearing clerical robes charges a man standing on a stool gesticulating wildly; three doctors standing at right discuss the nature of the woman's supposed pregnancy.
Cited in:
Catalogue of political and personal satires...in the British Museum; 12332
Cited in:
Cohn, Albert M. George Cruikshank a catalogue raisonné; 1228
Language:
eng
Restrictions on Access:
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Call Number:
WZ 336 C95 no. 23 sol
Record UI:
101393109

The Imposter, or Obstetric Dispute [George Cruikshank].

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