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Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (NLM)
Title:
Doctor Sangrado curing John Bull of Repletion with the kind offices of young Clysterpipe & little Boney/ J. Gillray inv. & fec.
Creator:
Gillray, James, 1756-1815, artist.
Subject (Keyword):
Bloodletting
Subject (Keyword):
Great Britian-politics and government caricatures and cartoons
Subject (Genre):
Caricatures
Subject (MeSH Term):
Physicians
Publication Information:
[London:] : H. Humphrey, May 2, 1803.
Copyright Statement:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain.
Order No.:
A021545
Physical Description:
1 print : etching, color ; 27 x 37 cm.
Image Description:
John Bull, sitting in a weakened state on a commode, is being bled by a physician holding his arm and applying the knife; Bull is supported from behind by a man; two other men stand at left offering bowls of warm water; Napoleon collects blood at right.
Note (General):
Old Negative no. 61-400
Cited in:
Catalogue of political and personal
Cited in:
Wright & Evans; 274
Cited in:
satires ... in the British Museum; 9986
Language:
eng
Restrictions on Access:
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Call Number:
WZ 336 G48 no. 12 sol
Record UI:
101393185

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