The Cataleptic State: Man Demonstrating Mesmeric Treatment

A bearded man in a dark suit stands beside a reclining figure stretched rigidly across two chairs in an ornate, dark-paneled room. He extends his hand over the body, as if performing a magnetic pass. The black-and-white halftone illustration bears the caption 'The Cataleptic State' below.

Artist

Younger, D.

Date

[1887]

Medium

Source

Wellcome Collection

Size

2944 × 4000 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection