Troublesome Result of Treatments Followed by M. Gobetout, Citizen of Paris

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Troublesome Result of Treatments Followed by M. Gobetout, Citizen of Paris

c. 1845

Cham (pseudonym for Count Amédée Charles Henri de Noé) (French, 1818–1879)

This satire on the proliferating variety of nineteenth-century medical sects illustrates the tribulations of poor Mr. Gobetout (Mr. Swallow Everything) as he is treated by a series of practitioners. Even though he feels good at the start, he is completely done in by the time he is finished, having been prescribed white mustard, a mustard plaster, hydropathy, a Mesmeric tub, homeopathy, and chemical analysis.

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Object Details

Title:

Troublesome Result of Treatments Followed by M. Gobetout, Citizen of Paris
Facheux résultat des traitemens suivis par M. Gobetout, bourgeois de Paris

Date:

c. 1845

Artist:

Cham (pseudonym for Count Amédée Charles Henri de Noé) (French, 1818–1879)

Medium:

Metal relief print

Dimensions:

Image and sheet: 14 1/4 x 9 15/16 inches (36.2 x 25.2 cm)

Classification:

Prints

Credit Line:

The William H. Helfand Collection, 2004

Accession Number:

2004-99-16

Geography:

Made in Paris, France, Europe

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