Adolphe Thiers as an obstetrician examining a pregnant woman representing France. Colour line block after A. Gill, 1872.
- Gill, André, 1840-1885
- Date:
- 28 juillet 1872
- Reference:
- 657722i
- Pictures
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Previous title, replaced March 2024 : A physician examining a pregnant woman. Colour line block after A. Gill, 1872.
Description
The baby represents the money demanded by Germany from France as reparation for the Franco-Prussian war. The delivery is shown in the following week's issue dated 4 August 1872: see Wellcome Library catalogue no. 657723i
Publication/Creation
Paris (Bureaux 16, rue du Croissant, 16??) : [L'Eclipse], 28 juillet 1872.
Physical description
1 print : colour line block ; image and border 34 x 28.5 cm
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Lettering
Situation intéréssante, par Gill. Tout va bien - la délivrance est proche. And. Gill. L'Eclipse ...
References note
The picture of health: images of medicine and pharmacy from the William H. Helfand Collection; commentaries by William H. Helfand; essays by Patricia Eckert Boyer, Judith Wechsler, and Maurice Rickards, Philadelphia: Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1991, pp. 86-87
Reference
Wellcome Collection 657722i
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