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Colour caricature: a man in a dark coat holds the hands of a woman in a green gown reclining on a red chair, with printed text above.

A mesmeric physician taking advantage of his female patient. Colour lithograph, 1852.

A hand-coloured lithograph caricature titled The Mesmeric M.D. shows a man in a dark coat leaning toward a woman in a green gown who reclines on a red upholstered chair, his hands clasped around hers. Printed text above refers to Morison's system of medicine, and a paper label hangs from his coat.

Artist
Unknown
Date
[1852?]
Medium
Caricatures Lithographs
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2927 px
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Public domain · Licensed CC BY 4.0 (Wellcome Collection) by Wellcome Collection; credit required.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier C · as stated by the source: CC BY 4.0 (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Español: El M.D. mesmerista - caricatura litográfica en color

Una caricatura litográfica coloreada a mano, titulada The Mesmeric M.D., muestra a un hombre de abrigo oscuro inclinado hacia una mujer con vestido verde que reposa en una silla tapizada de rojo, con sus manos sujetando las de ella. El texto impreso en la parte superior menciona el sistema médico de Morison, y una etiqueta de papel cuelga de su abrigo.

Português: O M.D. mesmerista - caricatura litográfica colorida

Uma caricatura litográfica colorida à mão, intitulada The Mesmeric M.D., mostra um homem de casaco escuro inclinado em direção a uma mulher de vestido verde reclinada numa poltrona vermelha, com as mãos dele segurando as dela. O texto impresso acima menciona o sistema médico de Morison, e uma etiqueta de papel pende do casaco dele.