Der Sündenfall des XIX Jahrhunderts

Description:

Lithograph with title “Der Sűndenfall des XIX. Jahrhunderts, / oder das vaccinatorische Hexenwerk.” Here, a group of vaccinators leading a smallpocked woman form a procession past a university, with Death waving his scythe behind them, and the members of the university dozing in the foreground. This satirical image, attributing the decline of Germany to vaccination and syphilis, was printed by R. Jenni in Bern. Another version appeared in C. G. G. Nittinger, Das falsche Dogma von der Impfung und seine Rückwirkung auf Wissenschaft und Staat (Munich, 1857).

Artist: LottePrinter: Jenni, R.

Location: Currently not on view

Subject: Public HealthOphthalmologyPharmacy

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See more items in: Medicine and Science: Medicine, Health & Medicine, European Apothecary, The Antibody Initiative, Antibody Initiative: Smallpox, Art

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Related Publication: Urdang, George and Ferdinand William Nitardy. The Squibb Ancient Pharmacy: A Catalogue of the Collection

Credit Line: Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1991.0664.0017Accession Number: 1991.0664Collector/Donor Number: SAP 970Catalog Number: 1991.0664.0017

Object Name: print, vaccination, satireOther Terms: print; ART OBJECTS

Physical Description: paper (overall material)ink (overall material)black (overall color)white (overall color)lithography (overall production method/technique)Measurements: overall: 30.2 cm x 42.3 cm; 11 7/8 in x 16 5/8 in

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-be01-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_993983

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