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Grandville, J. J., 1803-1847

 Person

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

English and French Medical Caricatures, circa 1760-1835

 Series — Box 7, MS-67, item: 9, 21-49
Scope and Contents Caricature by definition is a representation in which the subject’s distinctive features or peculiarities are deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic or grotesque effect. Nineteenth-century medicine provided caricaturists with a wealth of material. Artists humorously exaggerated medical conditions and physical characteristics. Bulbous noses, protruding stomachs, and hunched backs were some of the more common features drawn to extraordinary proportions. Bizarre treatments, massive doses...
Dates: circa 1760-1835

Jean Ignace Isidore Grandville drawings

 Unprocessed Material — Oversize_flat_file_folder ViU-2025-0110_001: [Barcode: X032762797]
Identifier: ViU-2025-0110