The Hydropaths: Third Treatment - Sweating, Oozing, and Suffocation!

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The Hydropaths: Third Treatment - Sweating, Oozing, and Suffocation!

1843

Charles-Émile Jacque (French, 1813–1894) Printed by Aubert & Cie., Paris (1830s–1880s) Published by Pannier, 16 rue du Croissant, Paris (active 1840s)

Hydropathy, or water therapy, first became popular in the nineteenth century. Its use was both internal, with copious quantities of water imbibed or administered as douches, and external, in the form of hot and cold baths, showers, and sweat-inducing wrappings.

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Object Details

Titles:

The Hydropaths: Third Treatment - Sweating, Oozing, and Suffocation!
Illustration from Le Charivari (Paris, 1843) Les Malades et les médecins, plate 3

Date:

1843

Artists:

Charles-Émile Jacque (French, 1813–1894) Printed by Aubert & Cie., Paris (1830s–1880s) Published by Pannier, 16 rue du Croissant, Paris (active 1840s)

Medium:

Lithograph

Dimensions:

Image: 10 3/16 x 7 1/2 inches (25.9 x 19.1 cm) Sheet: 12 3/8 x 8 7/16 inches (31.4 x 21.4 cm)

Classification:

Prints

Credit Line:

The William H. Helfand Collection, 1993

Accession Number:

1993-105-81

Geography:

Made in Paris, France, Europe

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