A man-mid-wife [graphic].
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Description
- Title
- A man-mid-wife [graphic].
- Alternative Title
- Man-midwife
- Creator
- Cruikshank, Isaac, 1764-1811, printmaker
- Contributor
- Fores, S. W., publisher.
- Published / Created
- [15 June 1793]
- Publication Place
- Lond[o]n
- Publisher
- Pub. June 15, 1793, by S.W. Fores, No. 3 Piccadilly
- Abstract
-
"A whole length figure stands full-face divided by a vertical line, one half (left) representing a man, the other a woman. The background is similarly bisected, one half (left) being a surgeon's dispensary, the other a carpeted room with a domestic grate on which a saucepan is heating. Beneath the title: 'or a newly discover'd animal, not known in Buffon's time; for a more full description of this Monster, see, an ingenious book, lately publish'd, price 3/6, entitled, Man-Midwifery dessected, containing a variety of well authenticated cases, elucidating this animal's Propensities to cruelty & indecency, sold by the publisher of this Print, who has presented the Author with the above for a Frontispiece to his Book.' The surgeon, who is fashionably dressed, holds an instrument inscribed 'Lever'; the woman holds out a small vessel. The man's bottles, &c, are ranged on three shelves; on the lowest, inscribed 'This shelf for my own use', are bottles inscribed 'Love Water', 'Cantharides', 'Eau de vie', 'Cream of Violets'. Obstetric instruments are inscribed: 'forceps', 'Boring Scissors', and 'Blunt Hook'. On the ground (left) is a large pestle and mortar."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
-
Title etched below image.
Attributed to Isaac Cruikshank in the British Museum catalogue.
Frontispiece to: Fores, S. W. Man-midwifery dissected; or, the obstetric family-instructor ... , London : Published for the author, by S. W. Fores, 1793.
Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Forceps. - Extent
- 1 print : plate mark 25.2 x 20.4 cm
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library
- Call Number
- Print00032
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Satires (Visual works) England 1793
Etchings England London 1793 - Material
- etching ; and hand-colored.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
- Fores, S. W.
- Subject (Topic)
-
Midwives
Pharmacists
Mortars & pestles
Medical equipment & supplies
Surgical instruments
Scissors & shears - Subjects
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Fores, S. W.
Midwives
Pharmacists
Mortars & pestles
Medical equipment & supplies
Surgical instruments
Scissors & shears
England > 1793
England > London > 1793
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 15886224
- Object ID (OID)
- 17338227