Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878
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
University of Virginia Medical Illustrations collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-67
Scope and Content
The collection comprises mostly of anatomical illustrations of humans and animals by professional medical illustrators and medical practioners, but there is a good number of caricatures. Many of the images depict 20th century surgical prodedures; there are also physiological illustrations included in the collection. Most items are drawn in pencil on illustration paper with cardboard backing. In addition, there are some drawings in notepads and on tracing paper.
Dates:
1720 - 1969; Majority of material found in undated
Found in:
Claude Moore Health Sciences Library