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Caricatures Collection: David Hilbert, caricature C015 / 6702

David Hilbert, caricature C015 / 6702
David Hilbert (1862-1943). Caricature of the German mathematician David Hilbert. Hilbert is regarded by many as one of the greatest mathematicians of all time

Caricatures Collection: Arthur Cayley, caricature C015 / 6699

Arthur Cayley, caricature C015 / 6699
Arthur Cayley (1821-1895). Caricature of the English mathematician Arthur Cayley. Cayley was instrumental in establishing the British school of pure mathematics

Caricatures Collection: Balloonists cartoon, 1785 C016 / 4313

Balloonists cartoon, 1785 C016 / 4313
Balloonists cartoon. 18th-century caricature of balloonists, titled Fowls of a feather flock together. Three balloons are shown overhead, including one in flames and crashing to the ground

Caricatures Collection: Isambard Kingdom Brunel, caricature C013 / 7592

Isambard Kingdom Brunel, caricature C013 / 7592
Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-1859). Caricature of the British civil engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel, with steam coming out of his hat

Caricatures Collection: Dentistry caricature, 19th century

Dentistry caricature, 19th century
Dentistry caricature. 19th-century artwork titled Hob and Stage Doctor, showing an itinerant tooth drawer pulling a patients tooth with a tooth key at a country fair or market

Caricatures Collection: Dentistry caricature, 18th century

Dentistry caricature, 18th century
Dentistry caricature. 18th-century artwork of a dentist (centre) pulling a womans last tooth while a man watches. This engraving is by the English caricaturist John Collier (1708-1786)

Dentistry caricature, 18th century
Dentistry caricature. 18th-century artwork of a dentist (left) holding a string attached to a patients tooth, while brandishing a hot coal held in a pair of tongs

Dentistry caricature, 18th century
Dentistry caricature. 18th-century artwork with the Italian title Il Cavadenti (The Toothpuller). At left, a dentist, bracing himself against a crouching assistant

Dentistry caricature, 19th century
Dentistry caricature. 19th-century artwork showing a dentist extracting a tooth using steel pliers. The title of this version of this work is Steel Balsam with balsam here being an archaic term for

Caricatures Collection: Discovery of radium by the Curies, 1898

Discovery of radium by the Curies, 1898
Discovery of radium by the Curies, as depicted in a caricature published in the British weekly magazine Vanity Fair in 1904

Caricatures Collection: John Lawes, British agriculturalist

John Lawes, British agriculturalist
John Bennet Lawes (1814-1900), British agriculturalist and chemist, in a caricature published in the British weekly magazine Vanity Fair in 1882

Caricatures Collection: Lord Rayleigh discovering argon, 1894

Lord Rayleigh discovering argon, 1894
Lord Rayleigh working with argon, as depicted in a caricature published in the British weekly magazine Vanity Fair in 1899

Caricatures Collection: William Crookes and vacuum tube, 1903

William Crookes and vacuum tube, 1903
William Crookes with his vacuum tube, in a caricature published in the British weekly magazine Vanity Fair in 1903. The caption was: Ubi Crookes ibi lux (Where Crookes is, there is light)

Caricatures Collection: Caricature of an intensive care ward

Caricature of an intensive care ward
Intensive care. Caricature of a patient in an intensive care ward. He is surrounded by attendant doctors and nurses, several charts, displays and drips. He looks annoyed at all the attention

Caricatures Collection: Artwork of a medical charlatan selling quack cures

Artwork of a medical charlatan selling quack cures
Medical charlatan. Caricature of medical charlatan Georges Fattet selling vials of a " cure-all" medicine. Next to Fattet is a man with his jaw in a bandage

Caricatures Collection: Caricature of a hospital consultation

Caricature of a hospital consultation
Consultation. Caricature of medical staff during a hospital consultation with a patient. The nurse has her fingers crossed behind her back, and the patient is trying to hear what they are saying

Caricatures Collection: Benjamin Franklin, caricature

Benjamin Franklin, caricature
Benjamin Franklin. Caricature of the American statesman and scientist Benjamin Franklin (1706- 1790) holding a kite attached to a key, which he used to show that lightning is electricity

Caricatures Collection: Johannes Kepler, caricature

Johannes Kepler, caricature
Johannes Kepler. Caricature of the German astronomer Johannes Kepler (1571-1630), holding a model of a cube to represent his theories of the planetary orbits

Caricatures Collection: Ernest Rutherford, caricature

Ernest Rutherford, caricature
Ernest Rutherford. Caricature of the New Zealand nuclear physicist Ernest Rutherford (1871-1937) with an electron orbiting his head

Caricatures Collection: Anton van Leeuwenhoek, caricature

Anton van Leeuwenhoek, caricature
Anton van Leeuwenhoek. Caricature of the Dutch microbiologist Anton van Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723), looking through a magnifying glass to represent his discoveries in microbiology

Caricatures Collection: Caricature of the death of dinosaurs by meteorite

Caricature of the death of dinosaurs by meteorite
Dinosaur extinction. Caricature of the death of the dinosaurs by the impact of a comet or meteor- ite. A Tyrannosaurus rex, a fearsome predator of the time

Caricatures Collection: Electric incubator, 19th century

Electric incubator, 19th century
Electric incubator. Caricature of a man being kept alive in an electric incubator. This refers to the incubator designed and built by a French medical engineer named Sulfatin

Caricatures Collection: 1850 Richard Owen zoologist lecturing

1850 Richard Owen zoologist lecturing
Richard Owen (20, July 1804- 18 December 1892) Caricature from Punch 1850, captioned " A scientific institution during a lecture of an eminent savan " (sic)

Caricatures Collection: Reverend William Buckland field portrait

Reverend William Buckland field portrait
Caricature portrait of the Reverend William Buckland in his Costume of the Glaciers 1841 adapted from a sketch by Thomas Sopwith in " The Life

Caricatures Collection: 1878 Darwin as a circus monkey by Gill

1878 Darwin as a circus monkey by Gill
" L homme descend du singe" Cartoon caricature by Andre Gill, 18th August, 1878, La Lune, Paris. Gill shows a monkey with the face of french materialist Emile Littre encouraging a similarly

Caricatures Collection: Konrad Lorenz, caricature

Konrad Lorenz, caricature
Konrad Lorenz (1903-1989). Caricature of the Nobel Prize-winning Austrian zoologist Konrad Lorenz being followed by a duckling. Lorenz studied medicine in Vienna before changing to zoology

1850 Richard Owen zoologist lecturing
Richard Owen (20, July 1804- 18 December 1892) Caricature from Punch 1850, captioned " A scientific institution during a lecture of an eminent savan " (sic)

Caricatures Collection: Carl Jung, caricature

Carl Jung, caricature
Carl Jung (1875- 1961). Caricature of the Swiss psychiatrist and one of the founders of modern analytical psychotherapy Carl Gustav Jung

Caricatures Collection: Matt Ridley, caricature

Matt Ridley, caricature
Matt Ridley (born 1958). Caricature of the British journalist, writer and businessman Matthew White Ridley holding a copy of one of his book The Red Queen

Caricatures Collection: 1865 British Association cartoon by Punch

1865 British Association cartoon by Punch
1865 A caricature by Punch of the diverse alumni of the British Association annual meeting in Birmingham. They are shown satirically, performing in their acknowledged fields of expertise

Caricatures Collection: John Scott Haldane, caricature

John Scott Haldane, caricature
John Scott Haldane (1860- 1936). Caricature of the British physiologist John Scott Haldane. Haldane sought to apply the results of his research to the solution of industrial problems

Caricatures Collection: 1836 Caricature of abesent minded prof

1836 Caricature of abesent minded prof
From " The Anniversary of the Literary Fun 1836" by Thomas Hood, published by Baily and Co, Cornhill. The reputation of academics for absent-mindedness, eccentricity

Caricatures Collection: Charles Darwin, caricature

Charles Darwin, caricature
Charles Darwin (1809-1882). Caricature of the British naturalist Charles Darwin, pictured with an over-sized forehead and his eyes closed, as if deep in thought

Caricatures Collection: Physician, satirical artwork

Physician, satirical artwork
Physician. Historical satirical artwork of a physician. French text labels are on remedies emerging from the physicians mouth, and treatments on the table at lower left

Caricatures Collection: Sheep shearing, satirical artwork

Sheep shearing, satirical artwork. The title for this work refers to rich and poor and the shearing of sheep, saying that the sheep will be sheared according to its wool

Caricatures Collection: The Dance of Death, allegorical artwork

The Dance of Death, allegorical artwork
The Dance of Death (1493). This artwork, by the German painter Michael Wolgemut (1434-1519), was published in the Liber chronicarum (Book of Chronicles, Nuremburg)

Caricatures Collection: Flea infestation, satirical artwork

Flea infestation, satirical artwork
Flea infestation. 17th century artwork depicting a group of women suffering from an infestation of fleas (small black dots)

Caricatures Collection: Steam bath, satirical artwork

Steam bath, satirical artwork
Steam bath. Satirical artwork showing a woman tending to a man who is enclosed in a steam bath container at a health resort

Caricatures Collection: Gout complications, satirical artwork

Gout complications, satirical artwork
Gout complications. Satirical artwork titled: The Burden of Wealth. The overweight man being wheeled around in a chair is intended to illustrate the health problems associated with wealth

Caricatures Collection: Perkins Tractors, satirical artwork

Perkins Tractors, satirical artwork
Perkins Tractors. Satirical artwork showing the use of Perkins Patent Tractors, two short metal rods drawing out an electrical fluid said to cause disorders

Caricatures Collection: Animal magnetism, satirical artwork

Animal magnetism, satirical artwork
Animal magnetism. Satirical artwork depicting a horse (left) and an animal magnetism practitioner (centre) and pharmacist (right)

Caricatures Collection: French doctor, satirical artwork

French doctor, satirical artwork
French doctor. Satirical artwork titled: A French Physician with his Retinue going to Visit His Patients. The doctor is being transported in a carriage at centre

Caricatures Collection: The Eaters of the Dead, satirical artwork

The Eaters of the Dead, satirical artwork
The Eaters of the Dead. Satirical medieval artwork from a play titled Die Totenfresser (The Eaters of the Dead). This scene from the play depicts a bishop, monk, nuns, and others

Caricatures Collection: Caricature of Roentgen and X-rays

Caricature of Roentgen and X-rays. The German experimental physicist Wilhelm Konrad Roentgen (1845-1923) had discovered X-rays in 1895. This artwork shows his skeleton revealed by the use of X-rays

Caricatures Collection: Cholera prevention, satirical artwork

Cholera prevention, satirical artwork
Cholera prevention. Satirical artwork portraying a womans efforts to protect herself during an outbreak of cholera. Cholera is a bacterial infection of the intestines that was often fatal before

Caricatures Collection: Medical purging, satirical artwork

Medical purging, satirical artwork
Medical purging. Satirical artwork showing a physician (in robes) and his assistant purging patients. Follies and fantasies are purged in a cloud (upper right) using an oven to bake the head

Caricatures Collection: Multiple births, satirical artwork

Multiple births, satirical artwork
Multiple births. 16th century artwork showing multiple births of dogs (centre) and humans (right). Seven births are depicted, common for dogs but very rare for humans

Caricatures Collection: Fever and ague, satirical artwork

Fever and ague, satirical artwork
Fever and ague. Satirical artwork of representations of fever (central monster) and ague (creature wrapped around patient at left)

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