"Painless"

Objects and Images from the History of Anesthesiology in the Collections of Brigham and Women's Hospital and the Center for the History of Medicine at Harvard Medical School

The background image of this poster is a reproduction of Amputation, 1785 a satirical etching and aquatint by Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827)

Credits

"Painless" is an exhibit curated by Brigham and Women's Hospital Archivist, Catherine Pate. It is presented as an online version of a physical exhibit originally produced for the Brigham Education Institute in 2018. The background image of this exhibit poster is a reproduction of "Amputation," 1785, a satirical etching/aquatint by Thomas Rowlandson (1756–1827).