"Painless" Poster
Dublin Core
Title
"Painless" Poster
Subject
Posters
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827
Caricatures
Satires (document genre)
Amputation
Description
Poster for "Painless" an exhibit of objects and images from the history of anesthesiology curated by Brigham and Women's Hospital Archivist, Catherine Pate, originally produced for the Brigham Education Institute in 2018–2019.
The background image of this exhibit poster is a reproduction of "Amputation," 1785, a satirical etching/aquatint by Thomas Rowlandson (1756–1827). The original print of "Amputation" is Image Number 467 in the Harvard Medical Library collection, Center for the History of Medicine in the Francis A. Countway Library, Harvard University
Rowlandson contrasts the horror on the face of a patient experiencing an amputation in the pre-anesthesia era with the clinical indifference of the observing surgeons. The skeleton in the background shows the only sympathy. The artist mocks 18th century surgeons’ skills with the satirical names posted on the wall.
The background image of this exhibit poster is a reproduction of "Amputation," 1785, a satirical etching/aquatint by Thomas Rowlandson (1756–1827). The original print of "Amputation" is Image Number 467 in the Harvard Medical Library collection, Center for the History of Medicine in the Francis A. Countway Library, Harvard University
Rowlandson contrasts the horror on the face of a patient experiencing an amputation in the pre-anesthesia era with the clinical indifference of the observing surgeons. The skeleton in the background shows the only sympathy. The artist mocks 18th century surgeons’ skills with the satirical names posted on the wall.
Creator
Catherine Pate
Date Created
2018
Date Copyrighted
2018
Rights
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Access Rights
Access to the original work depicted requires advance notice. Contact Public Services at chm@hms.harvard.edu for additional information
Relation
Format
image
Extent
23" x 23"
Medium
Digital
Type
image
Rights Holder
Harvard Medical Library
Files
Citation
Catherine Pate, “"Painless" Poster,” OnView, accessed April 23, 2024, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/26607.