Dentist And Patient Caricature, 1797
by Science Source
Title
Dentist And Patient Caricature, 1797
Artist
Science Source
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
An 18th century caricature of a fat dentist with his struggling, overweight female patient. The patient is begging the dentist not to pluck her teeth out as he would the feathers of a pigeon. Large amounts of sugary food can cause obesity and tooth decay. Image drawn in 1797 by British artist Isaac Cruikshank (1756-1811). This caricature, called "A pair of Wirtembergs; or, the little Wiltshire dentist easing Faro's little daughter of the tooth-ache," is also a satire on gambling among English aristocracy. The stout woman is named Lady Buckinghamshire. Private gambling over cards (at "faro tables") by aristocratic women (who could not gamble in public) was seen as a social vice representing the general moral decay of upper-class women.
Uploaded
June 1st, 2013
Statistics
Viewed 1,680 Times - Last Visitor from New York, NY on 04/17/2024 at 11:35 PM
Embed
Share
Sales Sheet
Comments
There are no comments for Dentist And Patient Caricature, 1797. Click here to post the first comment.