Mary Tofts of Godelman the pretended rabbit breeder [graphic]

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Title: Mary Tofts of Godelman the pretended rabbit breeder [graphic]
Creator: Faber, John, 1695?-1756, printmaker
Contributor: Laguerre, John, approximately 1702-1748, artist.
Clements C. Fry Collection of Medical Prints and Drawings (Yale Medical Library, Historical Library)
Published / Created: [ca. 1726]
Publication Place: England
Publisher: publisher not identified
Description: Title from item.
Date derived from year Mary Toft reported giving birth to rabbits.
Place of publication derived from language of text and subject.
This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Anecdotes; Frauds.
Provenance: Bequest of Clements C. Fry; 1955.
Extent: 1 print : plate mark 35.1 x 25.2 cm
Language: English

Genre: Portraits prints
Mezzotints
Material: mezzotint ;
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Name): Toft, Mary, 1703-1763.
Subject (Topic): Hoaxes
Rabbits
Breeding
Prenatal influences
Obstetrics
Women
Subjects: Toft, Mary, 1703-1763
Hoaxes
Rabbits > Breeding
Prenatal influences
Obstetrics
Women
Rabbits

Access: Public
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