A man (M. Guedot) is dangled naked from a harness as a therapeutic procedure. Photographs by A. Londe, ca. 1882.

  • Londe, Albert, 1858-1917.
Date:
1882
Reference:
2398652i
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Description

Described by a previous owner as follows: "Albert Londe et Jean Martin Charcot (1858-1917). Étude de cas médical: paralysie pseudo-hypertrophiante. Vers 1882. 6 épreuves sur papier albuminé, séparées de leur montage d'origine en carton bleu (joint). Mention à l'encre sur le montage : ± M. Guedot. Salle Bouvier n°4 et ± Paralysie pseudo-hypertrophique. Format moyen : 13 x 20,5 cm. Montage : 34 x 44 cm. Signature on lower right-hand corner of image: Ch. I...?"

Publication/Creation

1882

Physical description

6 photographs : photoprints, albumen ; sheets ca. 13 x 9.4 cm

Contributors

Related material

Related photographs: 'Guedot. Paralysie Pseudo-hypertrophique. Salle Bouvier 1882', five albumen prints 5½ x 4 in mounted on one sheet. "The patient, M. Guedot, is shown in four different positions with a copy of a drawing showing a young man in three similar positions. Charcot and Londe worked together on experiments which would help elucidate the pathology of human movement, including tremors, epilepsy and hysteria. These images of sequential movement reflect Londe's interest in motion photography which he later studied with Paul Richer, a colleague of Etienne Marey". Christie's South Kensington, 8 May 1998, Fine and rare photographs, lot 143 (Provenance: Galerie Texbraun, Paris; Literature: Frizot, Nouvelle Histoire de la Photographie, pp. 250-251, 261-262)

Creator/production credits

Associated with Albert Londe and Jean-Martin Charcot. Londe was the photographer for the Nouvelle iconographie de la Salpêtrière

Reference

Wellcome Collection 2398652i

Notes

Set of six photographs

Type/Technique

Subjects

Holdings

  • six photographs

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  • 1: the man is seated on a chair facing front

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  • 2: the man is seated on a chair seen from behind

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  • 3: the man is suspended on the harness and seen from the side

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  • 4: the man is suspended on the harness and seen from behind, while two therapists hold him in place

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  • 5: the man is suspended on the harness and seen from the front, while a therapist holds him still

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