Injecting Blood Royal or Phlebotomy at St Cloud

Collection:: Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Publication:: London: W. Holland, June 1804
Language(s):: English
Format:: Still image
Subject(s):: Physicians
France
Genre(s):: Caricatures
Abstract:: Caricature: Napoleon is sitting on the throne receiving an injection of tiger's blood; a tiger, chained to the floor, is being bled by a physician collecting blood spurting from the tiger's back, another physician carries off a bucket full of blood.
Copyright:: The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Extent:: 1 print : 28 x 41 cm.
Technique:: etching, color
NLM Unique ID:: 101393350 (See catalog record)
NLM Image ID:: A021765
Permanent Link:: http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101393350

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