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Artist
- Name:
- Grandville, J.-J.
- Dates:
- 1803-1847
- Country:
- France
Illustration
- Subject:
- Animals, Humor
- Technique:
- Wood engraving
- Format:
- Portrait (taller)
- Source:
- Robarts Library, the Internet Archive
Book
- Title:
- Vie privée et publique des animaux
- Author(s):
- Collective work
- Publisher:
- Paris: Hetzel, 1867
- Open Library:
- View record.
Description
In a hospital room, a shark dressed as a surgeon explains to a small group of animals how he is going to treat and cure the worried patient lying in bed.
The caption reads in the original French: Nous allons inciser les muscles, scier les os, enfin guérir le malade…
Keywords: 1860s, 19th century, anthropomorphous, bird, black & white, fish, medicine