The cow-pock, or, The wonderful effects of the new inoculation ; The pic-nic orchestra
- Collection:
- Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
- Alternate Title(s):
- Wonderful effects of the new inoculation
- Author(s):
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, artist
- Publication:
- [London] : Pubd. June 12th 1802 by H. Humphrey St. James's Street, [1802]
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Still image
- Subject(s):
- Vaccination Vaccinia England
- Genre(s):
- Caricatures Pictorial Works
- Abstract:
- A satirical view of a vaccine institution. Patients are shown either in the process of receiving the vaccine or immediately after being vaccinated. In the center of the print a woman is shown sitting while a doctor gashes her arm with a knife. The patients who have already been administered the vaccine have cow parts or horns issuing from various parts of their bodies. On the back wall hangs a painting of a cow on a pedestal to which a group of kneeling people pay hommage.
- Copyright:
- The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
- Extent:
- 1 print : 27 x 37 cm.
- Provenance:
- Gift; William H. Helfand; 2003; 03-75.
- Technique:
- engraving and etching, black and white
- NLM Unique ID:
- 101455847 (See catalog record)
- NLM Image ID:
- C05444
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101455847