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Background imageCaricatures Collection: Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein. Caricature of the Swiss-German physicist Albert Einstein (1879-1955) displaying his watch, representing his theories of time

Background imageCaricatures Collection: Charles Darwin in his evolutionary tree

Charles Darwin in his evolutionary tree. Caricature of the British naturalist Charles Robert Darwin (1809-1882) sitting in his evolutionary tree

Background imageCaricatures Collection: Marie Curie, caricature

Marie Curie, caricature
Marie Curie. Caricature of the Polish chemist Marie Curie (1867-1934), holding a round bottomed flask. Curie is known for her pioneering early work with radioactivity

Background imageCaricatures Collection: Charles Darwin in his evolutionary tree

Charles Darwin in his evolutionary tree. Caricature of the British naturalist Charles Robert Darwin (1809-1882) sitting in his evolutionary tree

Background imageCaricatures Collection: Humphry Davy, caricature

Humphry Davy, caricature
Humphry Davy. Caricature of the British chemist and physicist Humphry Davy (1778-1829), holding a Davy lamp. The Davy lamp was a safety lamp designed for use in coal mines

Background imageCaricatures Collection: Robert Boyle, caricature

Robert Boyle, caricature
Robert Boyle. Caricature of the Irish physicist and chemist Robert Boyle (1627-1691), pointing at his air pump. Boyle used this pump, which he made with the assistance of Robert Hooke in 1654

Background imageCaricatures Collection: Caricature of the death of dinosaurs by meteorite

Caricature of the death of dinosaurs by meteorite
Dinosaur extinction. Caricature of the death of the dinosaurs by the impact of a comet or meteor- ite. A Tyrannosaurus rex, a fearsome predator of the time

Background imageCaricatures Collection: Artists caricature of water pollution

Artists caricature of water pollution. A fish wearing a gas-mask kind of headgear swims through murky and polluted waters

Background imageCaricatures Collection: Electric incubator, 19th century

Electric incubator, 19th century
Electric incubator. Caricature of a man being kept alive in an electric incubator. This refers to the incubator designed and built by a French medical engineer named Sulfatin

Background imageCaricatures Collection: Microbiology caricature, 19th century

Microbiology caricature, 19th century
Microbiology caricature. The researcher is handling jars labelled as bacterial cultures, while the magnified view at left shows a caricatured appearance of microbes as seen under a microscope

Background imageCaricatures Collection: 1850 Richard Owen zoologist lecturing

1850 Richard Owen zoologist lecturing
Richard Owen (20, July 1804- 18 December 1892) Caricature from Punch 1850, captioned " A scientific institution during a lecture of an eminent savan " (sic)

Background imageCaricatures Collection: Brian Cox, caricature

Brian Cox, caricature
Brian Cox (born 1968). Caricature of the British particle physicist, science TV presenter and former musician Brian Edward Cox

Background imageCaricatures Collection: Sigmund Freud, caricature

Sigmund Freud, caricature
Sigmund Freud (1856-1939). Caricature of the Austrian psychologist Sigmund Freud. Freud theorized that mental illness could have psychological as well as physiological causes

Background imageCaricatures Collection: Reverend William Buckland field portrait

Reverend William Buckland field portrait
Caricature portrait of the Reverend William Buckland in his Costume of the Glaciers 1841 adapted from a sketch by Thomas Sopwith in " The Life

Background imageCaricatures Collection: 1878 Darwin as a circus monkey by Gill

1878 Darwin as a circus monkey by Gill
" L homme descend du singe" Cartoon caricature by Andre Gill, 18th August, 1878, La Lune, Paris. Gill shows a monkey with the face of french materialist Emile Littre encouraging a similarly

Background imageCaricatures Collection: Konrad Lorenz, caricature

Konrad Lorenz, caricature
Konrad Lorenz (1903-1989). Caricature of the Nobel Prize-winning Austrian zoologist Konrad Lorenz being followed by a duckling. Lorenz studied medicine in Vienna before changing to zoology

Background imageCaricatures Collection: 1850 Richard Owen zoologist lecturing

1850 Richard Owen zoologist lecturing
Richard Owen (20, July 1804- 18 December 1892) Caricature from Punch 1850, captioned " A scientific institution during a lecture of an eminent savan " (sic)

Background imageCaricatures Collection: Albert Einstein, caricature

Albert Einstein, caricature
Albert Einstein. Caricature of the Swiss-German physicist Albert Einstein (1879-1955). Einstein received the 1921 Nobel Prize for Physics for work on the photoelectric effect

Background imageCaricatures Collection: John Maynard Smith, caricature

John Maynard Smith, caricature
John Maynard Smith (1920-2004). Caricature of the British biologist John Maynard Smith. Maynard Smith studied engineering at Cambridge

Background imageCaricatures Collection: Carl Jung, caricature

Carl Jung, caricature
Carl Jung (1875- 1961). Caricature of the Swiss psychiatrist and one of the founders of modern analytical psychotherapy Carl Gustav Jung

Background imageCaricatures Collection: Matt Ridley, caricature

Matt Ridley, caricature
Matt Ridley (born 1958). Caricature of the British journalist, writer and businessman Matthew White Ridley holding a copy of one of his book The Red Queen

Background imageCaricatures Collection: 1865 British Association cartoon by Punch

1865 British Association cartoon by Punch
1865 A caricature by Punch of the diverse alumni of the British Association annual meeting in Birmingham. They are shown satirically, performing in their acknowledged fields of expertise

Background imageCaricatures Collection: John Scott Haldane, caricature

John Scott Haldane, caricature
John Scott Haldane (1860- 1936). Caricature of the British physiologist John Scott Haldane. Haldane sought to apply the results of his research to the solution of industrial problems

Background imageCaricatures Collection: 1836 Caricature of abesent minded prof

1836 Caricature of abesent minded prof
From " The Anniversary of the Literary Fun 1836" by Thomas Hood, published by Baily and Co, Cornhill. The reputation of academics for absent-mindedness, eccentricity

Background imageCaricatures Collection: Charles Darwin, caricature

Charles Darwin, caricature
Charles Darwin (1809-1882). Caricature of the British naturalist Charles Darwin, pictured with an over-sized forehead and his eyes closed, as if deep in thought

Background imageCaricatures Collection: Treating foot corns, satirical artwork

Treating foot corns, satirical artwork

Background imageCaricatures Collection: Physician, satirical artwork

Physician, satirical artwork
Physician. Historical satirical artwork of a physician. French text labels are on remedies emerging from the physicians mouth, and treatments on the table at lower left

Background imageCaricatures Collection: Sheep shearing, satirical artwork

Sheep shearing, satirical artwork. The title for this work refers to rich and poor and the shearing of sheep, saying that the sheep will be sheared according to its wool

Background imageCaricatures Collection: The Dance of Death, allegorical artwork

The Dance of Death, allegorical artwork
The Dance of Death (1493). This artwork, by the German painter Michael Wolgemut (1434-1519), was published in the Liber chronicarum (Book of Chronicles, Nuremburg)

Background imageCaricatures Collection: Animal magnetism, satirical artwork

Animal magnetism, satirical artwork
Animal magnetism. Satirical artwork depicting a patient and animal magnetism practitioner with animal heads. Animal magnetism was developed by the German physician Franz Mesmer (1734-1815)

Background imageCaricatures Collection: Flea infestation, satirical artwork

Flea infestation, satirical artwork
Flea infestation. 17th century artwork depicting a group of women suffering from an infestation of fleas (small black dots)

Background imageCaricatures Collection: Steam bath, satirical artwork

Steam bath, satirical artwork
Steam bath. Satirical artwork showing a woman tending to a man who is enclosed in a steam bath container at a health resort

Background imageCaricatures Collection: Gout complications, satirical artwork

Gout complications, satirical artwork
Gout complications. Satirical artwork titled: The Burden of Wealth. The overweight man being wheeled around in a chair is intended to illustrate the health problems associated with wealth

Background imageCaricatures Collection: Dentistry, satirical artwork

Dentistry, satirical artwork
Dentistry. Satirical artwork titled Without Effort, showing a dentist and his assistant removing a patients tooth in a public display area

Background imageCaricatures Collection: Barber-surgeons, satirical artwork

Barber-surgeons, satirical artwork
Barber-surgeons. Satirical artwork depicting barber-surgeons and their patients as monkeys. At bottom, the barber role is being performed, while at top the surgical and medical roles are shown

Background imageCaricatures Collection: Perkins Tractors, satirical artwork

Perkins Tractors, satirical artwork
Perkins Tractors. Satirical artwork showing the use of Perkins Patent Tractors, two short metal rods drawing out an electrical fluid said to cause disorders

Background imageCaricatures Collection: Animal magnetism, satirical artwork

Animal magnetism, satirical artwork
Animal magnetism. Satirical artwork depicting a horse (left) and an animal magnetism practitioner (centre) and pharmacist (right)

Background imageCaricatures Collection: French doctor, satirical artwork

French doctor, satirical artwork
French doctor. Satirical artwork titled: A French Physician with his Retinue going to Visit His Patients. The doctor is being transported in a carriage at centre

Background imageCaricatures Collection: Medical prescription, satirical artwork

Medical prescription, satirical artwork
Medical prescription. Satirical artwork titled Of Prescribing Foolishly, showing a patient in bed with a doctor in a fools hat (right) holding aloft a proposed treatment

Background imageCaricatures Collection: The Eaters of the Dead, satirical artwork

The Eaters of the Dead, satirical artwork
The Eaters of the Dead. Satirical medieval artwork from a play titled Die Totenfresser (The Eaters of the Dead). This scene from the play depicts a bishop, monk, nuns, and others

Background imageCaricatures Collection: Caricature of Roentgen and X-rays

Caricature of Roentgen and X-rays. The German experimental physicist Wilhelm Konrad Roentgen (1845-1923) had discovered X-rays in 1895. This artwork shows his skeleton revealed by the use of X-rays

Background imageCaricatures Collection: Cholera prevention, satirical artwork

Cholera prevention, satirical artwork
Cholera prevention. Satirical artwork portraying a womans efforts to protect herself during an outbreak of cholera. Cholera is a bacterial infection of the intestines that was often fatal before

Background imageCaricatures Collection: Medical purging, satirical artwork

Medical purging, satirical artwork
Medical purging. Satirical artwork showing a physician (in robes) and his assistant purging patients. Follies and fantasies are purged in a cloud (upper right) using an oven to bake the head

Background imageCaricatures Collection: Multiple births, satirical artwork

Multiple births, satirical artwork
Multiple births. 16th century artwork showing multiple births of dogs (centre) and humans (right). Seven births are depicted, common for dogs but very rare for humans

Background imageCaricatures Collection: Quack, satirical artwork

Quack, satirical artwork
Quack. Satirical artwork depicting a quack from Germany. Quack is a derogatory term referring to medical practitioners who defraud patients by claiming to have skills or qualifications that they do

Background imageCaricatures Collection: Fever and ague, satirical artwork

Fever and ague, satirical artwork
Fever and ague. Satirical artwork of representations of fever (central monster) and ague (creature wrapped around patient at left)

Background imageCaricatures Collection: London doctors, satirical artwork

London doctors, satirical artwork
The Company of Undertakers (1736), also known as Consultation of Quacks. This satirical artwork was designed and engraved by the English artist William Hogarth (1697-1764)

Background imageCaricatures Collection: Nose doctor, satirical artwork

Nose doctor, satirical artwork
Nose doctor. Satirical artwork showing a man in a doctors robes with a nose of exaggerated length. The accompanying verse (not shown) explains that the large hat indicates intelligence



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