A medical inspection, or, Miracles will never cease [graphic].
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Description
- Title
- A medical inspection, or, Miracles will never cease [graphic].
- Alternative Title
- Miracles will never cease
- Creator
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Contributor
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Tegg, Thomas, 1776-1846, publisher.
Clements C. Fry Collection of Medical Prints and Drawings (Medical Historical Library, Yale University). - Published / Created
- [8 September 1814]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Pubd. Sept. 8, 1814, by Thos. Tegg, No. 111 Cheapside
- Abstract
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"Joanna Southcott, a stout termagant, stands in back view directed slightly to the right, gathering up her petticoats to display her person to three doctors who gaze closely at her. She is grossly caricatured, with no resemblance to her portraits. She says, her head turned in profile to the right, and looking up with a triumphant smile: "Seeing is believing are you Now satisfied theres no [sic] Behold the Naked Truth most Learned Doctors." The doctors, who are crouching for closer inspection, say respectively: "It has a confounded strange appeara[nce]"; "I have my doubts"; "I cant help suspecting". Across her posteriors, defined by the pulling up of her petticoats, is engraved: 'Aged 64 Bladders of Blasphemy and Corruption Sealed up and Ready to Burst'. On the left is a large cradle of straw in which is seated a grotesque parson with horns projecting from his forehead; he holds a spoon and a bowl inscribed 'Caudle'; beside him is a paper: 'Cradle Hymns'. He leers cunningly. The cradle is inscribed 'Parson Towser' and 'Cradle for Joanna's Boar Pig'. A bird-like demon, grinning grotesquely, crouches on the head of the cradle. Against it lies a sack inscribed 'Donations Child Bed Linen for young Beelzebub'. Beside this lie a large coral and bells, pap-spoon, syringes, a little saucepan, &c. (presents from the faithful). Beside Johanna (right) is a chest (as in British Museum Satires No. 12334) inscribed 'Joanna Southcot's Prophecys' and 'Seals for Sale'. Other things beside it are a syringe inscribed 'infusion of Devils Dose', a paper inscribed 'Game of Humbug', a bowl of 'Cock Broth for Tom Tozer', and a decanter of 'Strong Water'. In the background, framed by large curtains, are a pulpit and a high latticed window, suggesting a chapel interior."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
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Title etched below image.
Attributed to Rowlandson in the British Museum catalogue.
Plate numbered in upper right corner: No. 340.
Plate from: Woodward, G.M. Caricature magazine, or Hudibrastic mirror. London : Thomas Tegg, [1808?], v. 5.
Also issued separately?
The doctors have been identified in the British Museum catalogue as Richard Reece and Dr. John Sims.
Sheet trimmed to plate mark on right edge.
Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Prophecy -- Anecdotes -- *Religious mania.
1 print : etching with stipple, hand-colored ; sheet 320 x 257 mm.
Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of numbering from upper right. - Extent
- 1 print : plate mark 36.3 x 25.7 cm, on sheet 41.8 x 25.6 cm
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library
- Call Number
- Print00253
- Collection Title
- V. 5. Caricature magazine, or, Hudibrastic mirror.
- Collection / Other Creator
- Woodward, G. M. (George Moutard), approximately 1760-1809.
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1814
Etchings England London 1814 - Material
- etching with stipple ; and wove paper hand-colored.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
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Southcott, Joanna, 1750-1814
Tozer, William, approximately 1770-1828
Reece, Richard, 1775-1831
Sims, John, 1749-1831 - Subject (Topic)
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Obstetrics
Clergy
Cradles
Demons
Medical equipment & supplies
Physicians
Prophets
Pregnancy - Subjects
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Southcott, Joanna, 1750-1814 > Caricatures and cartoons
Tozer, William, approximately 1770-1828 > Caricatures and cartoons
Reece, Richard, 1775-1831 > Caricatures and cartoons
Sims, John, 1749-1831 > Caricatures and cartoons
Obstetrics
Clergy
Cradles
Demons
Medical equipment & supplies
Physicians
Prophets
Pregnancy
England > 1814
England > London > 1814
Johnstone, Henry Arthur > Ownership
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
- 12410889
- Object ID (OID)
- 17338274