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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)

Caricatures Collection: London doctors, satirical artwork

London doctors, satirical artwork
The Company of Undertakers (1736), also known as Consultation of Quacks. This satirical artwork was designed and engraved by the English artist William Hogarth (1697-1764)

Caricatures Collection: Nose doctor, satirical artwork

Nose doctor, satirical artwork
Nose doctor. Satirical artwork showing a man in a doctors robes with a nose of exaggerated length. The accompanying verse (not shown) explains that the large hat indicates intelligence

Caricatures Collection: Cramp of the foot, satirical artwork

Cramp of the foot, satirical artwork
Cramp of the foot. Satirical artwork showing a man suffering an attack of cramp in his right foot, the toes of which have contracted in a painful spasm

Caricatures Collection: Women in medicine, satirical artwork

Women in medicine, satirical artwork
Women in medicine. Satirical artwork of a woman representing a doctor standing next to a statue named Esculape. This is a French name for Asclepius, the Roman and Greek god of medicine

Caricatures Collection: The Hypochondriac, satirical artwork

The Hypochondriac, satirical artwork
The Hypochondriac. Satirical artwork showing a female patient (centre) suffering from hypochondria, a mental condition where a patient over-reacts to physical symptoms that may be harmless

Caricatures Collection: Medical consultation, satirical artwork

Medical consultation, satirical artwork
Medical consultation. Satirical artwork of a group of doctors carrying out a medical consultation. This artwork, by the French painter Louis-Leopold Boilly (1761-1845), dates from circa 1830

Caricatures Collection: Medical vivisection, satirical artwork

Medical vivisection, satirical artwork
Medical vivisection. Satirical artwork that reverses the role of humans and animals in vivisection. An audience of rats, rabbits

Caricatures Collection: Phrenology, satirical artwork

Phrenology, satirical artwork
Phrenology. Satirical artwork showing animal-headed researchers measuring human skulls, one of which is labelled. The belief that variations in skull shape can be measured to deduce brain

Caricatures Collection: Cholera doctor, satirical artwork

Cholera doctor, satirical artwork
Cholera doctor. Satirical artwork of a London doctor gaining wealth (money at lower left) during an 1835 cholera epidemic

Caricatures Collection: Influenza epidemic, satirical artwork

Influenza epidemic, satirical artwork
Influenza epidemic. Satirical artwork of the influenza epidemic of 1803, showing a group of British physicians presenting an address of thanks to a figure representing the disease

Caricatures Collection: Dentistry, satirical artwork

Dentistry, satirical artwork
Dentistry. Satirical artwork titled The Dentist, showing a dentist about to use a tool to remove a womans tooth. Modern dentistry developed in the 17th and 18th centuries

Medical consultation, satirical artwork
Medical consultation. Satirical artwork titled: Doctor Blowbladder discovering the Perpetual Motion. The artwork dates from 1772, and was printed in London

Caricatures Collection: Lavaters physiognomy, 19th century

Lavaters physiognomy, 19th century
Lavaters physiognomy. This posthumously published study by the Swiss poet Johann Kaspar Lavater (1741-1801) gives 20 labelled features on a womans face, explained using physiognomy

Caricatures Collection: Neurofibromatosis, 17th century artwork

Neurofibromatosis, 17th century artwork
Neurofibromatosis. 17th century artwork of a man with neck deformities (neurofibromas) due to neurofibromatosis. These tumours arise from the fibrous coverings of nerves

Caricatures Collection: Stroke (apoplexy), satirical artwork

Stroke (apoplexy), satirical artwork
Stroke (apoplexy). Satirical artwork of a patient attended by his wife and physicians, following a sudden loss of consciousness, then known by the term apoplexy and most likely a stroke

Caricatures Collection: Hydropathy, satirical artwork

Hydropathy, satirical artwork
Hydropathy. Satirical artwork showing a patient being doused in ice-cold water as part of a form of water cure. This was known historically as hydropathy, and is now known as hydrotherapy

Caricatures Collection: Gout and the Spider, allegorical artwork

Gout and the Spider, allegorical artwork
Gout and the Spider. Artwork illustrating the fable of Gout and the Spider, as told by the French poet and author Jean de La Fontaine (1621-1695)

Caricatures Collection: Sigmund Freund, Austrian psychologist

Sigmund Freund, Austrian psychologist
Sigmund Freud (1856-1939), Austrian psychologist, caricature. Freud established the idea that mental disorders could have psychological as well as physiological causes

Caricatures Collection: Dangers of steam carriages, 19th century

Dangers of steam carriages, 19th century
Dangers of steam carriages. 19th-century caricature lampooning the dangers of the steam carriages being developed at this time. A steam carriage at right has exploded

Gout, 18th-century caricature

Caricatures Collection: Breastfeeding, 18th-century caricature

Breastfeeding, 18th-century caricature. Titled The Fashionable Mamma, or The Convenience of Modern Dress, this artwork shows a nursemaid holding a baby to its mothers breast to allow it to feed

Caricatures Collection: Rosalind Franklin, British chemist

Rosalind Franklin, British chemist
Rosalind Franklin. Caricature of the British chemist and X-ray crystallographer Rosalind Franklin (1920-1958), holding a model of a crystal lattice

Caricatures Collection: Daniel Dennett, US cognitive scientist

Daniel Dennett, US cognitive scientist
Daniel Dennett. Caricature of the US philosopher and cognitive scientist Daniel Clement Dennett (born 1942). Since 2009 Dennett has been professor of philosophy

Caricatures Collection: Steven Pinker, Canadian psychologist

Steven Pinker, Canadian psychologist
Steven Pinker. Caricature of the Canadian-American experimental psychologist, cognitive scientist, linguist and author Steven Arthur Pinker (born 1954)

Caricatures Collection: Stephen Gould, US palaeontologist

Stephen Gould, US palaeontologist
Stephen Gould. Caricature of the US palaeontologist, evolutionary biologist, science historian and author Stephen Jay Gould (1941-2002) holding a collection of his essays called The Pandas Thumb

Caricatures Collection: Jared Diamond, American biologist

Jared Diamond, American biologist
Jared Diamond. Caricature of the American scientist and author Jared Mason Diamond (born 1937) holding one of his books. Diamonds scientific work draws on a number of fields including ecology

Caricatures Collection: Richard Leakey, palaeoanthropologist

Richard Leakey, palaeoanthropologist
Richard Leakey. Caricature of the Kenyan palaeoanthropologist and conservationist Richard Erskine Frere Leakey (born 1944) holding an Australopithecus hominid skull, which he discovered

Caricatures Collection: Arthur C. Clarke, British futurist

Arthur C. Clarke, British futurist
Arthur C. Clarke. Caricature of the British-born science fiction writer, inventor and futurist Sir Arthur Charles Clarke (1917-2008)

Caricatures Collection: Edward Wilson, American biologist

Edward Wilson, American biologist
Edward Wilson. Caricature of the American biologist, naturalist and author Edward Osborne Wilson (born 1929). Wilson is a two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction

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