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A pharmacy: the pharmacist (a fox) tries to sell medicines to a customer in pain (a duck, accompanied by his wife). Painting by L.H. Choustrac, 1905.
Choustrac, L.H., active 1905.Date: 1905Reference: 577178i
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Cats dancing and playing instruments. Lithograph, ca 1829, after G Cruikshank.
Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878.Date: 12 Oct 1829Reference: 39793i
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A monkey patient being treated by a monkey surgeon with a clyster, the latest French fashion accessory. Line engraving, c. 1660.
Reference: 17510i
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A sleeping pedlar's posterior is examined by monkeys, who play with his goods. Line engraving after P. van Harlingen after P. Bruegel, c. 1610.
Bruegel, Pieter, approximately 1525-1569.Date: c. 1610Reference: 17505i
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Shaman's mask with human features and a removable bird's beak. Haida people, Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, Canada
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A monkey barber's shop. Engraving after P. van der Borcht.
Borcht, Petrus van der, 1545-1608.Reference: 17887i
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A monkey-alchemist pumps a bellows in a laboratory; alluding to the vanity of alchemy. Process print after J.P. Le Bas after D. Teniers the younger.
Teniers, David, 1610-1690.Reference: 36072i
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A sick frog is administered an enema by one of his companions; other frogs, some anthropomorphised, some not, stand by. Etching with drypoint by F-D. Hillemacher after N. Poussin, 1885.
Poussin, Nicolas, 1594?-1665.Date: 1885Reference: 16945i
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A gang of hunters pretend to wash their eyes with a slimy substance, thus fooling the monkeys, who 'ape' them and blind themselves, allowing the hunters to move in. Line engraving by J. Collaert after J. van der Straet, c. 1610.
Straet, Jan van der, 1523-1605.Date: c. 1610Reference: 17504i
Part of: Venationes
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A group of cats dressed as gentry dining in a restaurant. Watercolour.
Reference: 39790i
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A lobster seated at a table, serving itself from a bowl of salad. Drawing by G. Hope Tait, ca. 1900.
Tait, Geo. Hope (George Hope), 1861-1943.Date: 1900Reference: 577181i
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Shaman's mask with human features and a removable bird's beak. Haida people, Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, Canada
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A monkey wearing human clothes. Gouache, 18--.
Date: [between 1800 and 1899]Reference: 727235i
Part of: Japanese people, plants, animals etc. Album of drawings and paintings, 18--.
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A choir of cats sitting on a table singing while a monkey plays a pipe. Engraving by C. Boel after D. Teniers.
Teniers, David, 1610-1690.Reference: 39796i
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An monkey-alchemist pumps a bellows in a laboratory; alluding to the vanity of alchemy. Engraving by J.P. Le Bas after D. Teniers II.
Teniers, David, 1610-1690.Reference: 17779i
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A tavern at night with monkeys holding the trial of an amorous couple of cats. Engraving, ca 1779.
Date: 1 Decr 1779Reference: 39794i
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Top: Daniel O'Connell as a cock supported by Jewish finance and the Roman Catholic church; below, O'Connell withdrawing from fighting a duel (?). Coloured lithograph by Robert Seymour, 1835.
Seymour, Robert, 1798-1836.Date: [1 December]Reference: 12246i
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Shaman's mask with human features and a removable bird's beak. Haida people, Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, Canada
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Practitioners and patients in a busy barber-surgeon's shop; represented by monkeys and cats. Engraving by C. Boel after D. Teniers.
Teniers, David, 1610-1690.Date: [between 1600 and 1699]Reference: 11815i
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Animals dressed as gentlemen and ladies survey the medical advertisements on a wall. Coloured wood engraving by J. Grandville, 1853.
Grandville, J. J., 1803-1847.Date: 1853Reference: 16661i
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The anthropomorphic lens : anthropomorphism, microcosmism, and analogy in early modern thought and visual arts / edited by Walter S. Melion, Bret Rothstein, and Michel Weemans.
Date: [2015]
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A goat-headed man caresses a sleeping ewe-headed woman; representing the notion of animal magnetism and its application by physicians. Etching after M. Voltz (?), 1815.
Voltz, Michael, 1784-1858.Reference: 17847i
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An ill marsupial creature with a human head and long tail is seated in a chair being treated by two nurses; representing Daniel O'Connell's role in the County Carlow election of 1835. Coloured lithograph by R. Seymour, 1835.
Seymour, Robert, 1798-1836.Date: 1 December 1835Reference: 12245i
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A barber-surgeon's house, where monkeys shave cats and let blood. Line engraving, c. 1660, after D. Teniers II.
Teniers, David, 1610-1690.Date: [1660?]Reference: 17507i
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Anthropomorphic cats, out shooting snipe on a winter's day. Lithograph, ca.183-, by R. Seymour.
Seymour, Robert, 1798-1836.Reference: 39795i

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A pharmacy: the pharmacist (a fox) tries to sell medicines to a customer in pain (a duck, accompanied by his wife). Painting by L.H. Choustrac, 1905.

Cats dancing and playing instruments. Lithograph, ca 1829, after G Cruikshank.

A monkey patient being treated by a monkey surgeon with a clyster, the latest French fashion accessory. Line engraving, c. 1660.

A sleeping pedlar's posterior is examined by monkeys, who play with his goods. Line engraving after P. van Harlingen after P. Bruegel, c. 1610.

Shaman's mask with human features and a removable bird's beak. Haida people, Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, Canada

A monkey barber's shop. Engraving after P. van der Borcht.

A monkey-alchemist pumps a bellows in a laboratory; alluding to the vanity of alchemy. Process print after J.P. Le Bas after D. Teniers the younger.

A sick frog is administered an enema by one of his companions; other frogs, some anthropomorphised, some not, stand by. Etching with drypoint by F-D. Hillemacher after N. Poussin, 1885.

A gang of hunters pretend to wash their eyes with a slimy substance, thus fooling the monkeys, who 'ape' them and blind themselves, allowing the hunters to move in. Line engraving by J. Collaert after J. van der Straet, c. 1610.

A group of cats dressed as gentry dining in a restaurant. Watercolour.

A lobster seated at a table, serving itself from a bowl of salad. Drawing by G. Hope Tait, ca. 1900.

Shaman's mask with human features and a removable bird's beak. Haida people, Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, Canada

A monkey wearing human clothes. Gouache, 18--.

A choir of cats sitting on a table singing while a monkey plays a pipe. Engraving by C. Boel after D. Teniers.

An monkey-alchemist pumps a bellows in a laboratory; alluding to the vanity of alchemy. Engraving by J.P. Le Bas after D. Teniers II.

A tavern at night with monkeys holding the trial of an amorous couple of cats. Engraving, ca 1779.

Top: Daniel O'Connell as a cock supported by Jewish finance and the Roman Catholic church; below, O'Connell withdrawing from fighting a duel (?). Coloured lithograph by Robert Seymour, 1835.

Shaman's mask with human features and a removable bird's beak. Haida people, Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, Canada

Practitioners and patients in a busy barber-surgeon's shop; represented by monkeys and cats. Engraving by C. Boel after D. Teniers.

Animals dressed as gentlemen and ladies survey the medical advertisements on a wall. Coloured wood engraving by J. Grandville, 1853.

The anthropomorphic lens : anthropomorphism, microcosmism, and analogy in early modern thought and visual arts / edited by Walter S. Melion, Bret Rothstein, and Michel Weemans.

A goat-headed man caresses a sleeping ewe-headed woman; representing the notion of animal magnetism and its application by physicians. Etching after M. Voltz (?), 1815.

An ill marsupial creature with a human head and long tail is seated in a chair being treated by two nurses; representing Daniel O'Connell's role in the County Carlow election of 1835. Coloured lithograph by R. Seymour, 1835.

A barber-surgeon's house, where monkeys shave cats and let blood. Line engraving, c. 1660, after D. Teniers II.

Anthropomorphic cats, out shooting snipe on a winter's day. Lithograph, ca.183-, by R. Seymour.