Cholera Præservativmann (Cholera Prevention Man)

Object Details

Description
Satirical image of a man protecting himself from cholera, probably produced during the epidemic of 1831-1832. The inscription at the bottom reads “Die wohleingerichte kleine Hausapotheke für einem seine Gesundheit liebenden / CHOLERA PRAESERVATIVMANN / Nürnberg bei Fr: Campe” Friedrich Campe (1777-1846) was a printer in Nuremberg.
Location
Currently not on view
Data Source
National Museum of American History
artist
Wunder
printer
Campe
Credit Line
Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
ink (overall material)
white (overall color)
black (overall color)
etching (overall production method/technique)
Measurements
overall: 40 cm x 24.5 cm; 15 3/4 in x 9 5/8 in
Object Name
print
Other Terms
print; ART OBJECTS
print, detail, CHOLERA PLAESERVATIVMANN
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