Medical Maladies as Seen by the Artist
1981; American Medical Association; Volume: 245; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1001/jama.1981.03310300051020
ISSN1538-3598
Autores Tópico(s)Medical History and Innovations
ResumoDespite rewarding but sporadic attempts by a few physicians to identify and document the specifics of medical afflictions as they have been seen through the eyes of the artist, a treasure trove of real or symbolic depiction of disease still lies fallow in museums and galleries throughout the world. Gout, a readily recognized type of arthritis, is a notable example, especially as portrayed in England in the caricatures of the early part of the 19th century. In a delightful essay titled "Gout in the Time and Person of George IV: A Case History," Bywaters 1 reproduced a number of caricatures in color of Arbuthnot's John Bull or the real Prince Regent, later George IV, afflicted with chronic tophus gout. The Cruickshanks and Rowlandson, Gillray, and others were particularly prolific at this time in their portrayal of the miseries of gout (see, eg, covers Jan 23, 1967; Feb 5, 1969; Feb
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