Animal Magnetizm
Print
late 18th century (published)
late 18th century (published)
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| Place of origin |
Caricature of the so-called 'magnetic cures' for all diseases, showing a woman seated at a table, with a man standing beside her, both pulling at a bent iron rod fixed to a block on a table; on the wall are portraits of Phillippe Jacques de Loutherbourg and Dr. Yeldell, followers of Franz Anton Mesmer. Lettered with title and inscribed within the design 'Loutherbourg' and 'Dr. Yeldell'.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Animal Magnetizm (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Engraving |
| Brief description | Engraving by J. Barlow |
| Physical description | Caricature of the so-called 'magnetic cures' for all diseases, showing a woman seated at a table, with a man standing beside her, both pulling at a bent iron rod fixed to a block on a table; on the wall are portraits of Phillippe Jacques de Loutherbourg and Dr. Yeldell, followers of Franz Anton Mesmer. Lettered with title and inscribed within the design 'Loutherbourg' and 'Dr. Yeldell'. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1960 and 1961 London: HMSO, 1964 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.486-1961 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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