Francisque Crôtte applying his electrical remedy for tuberculosis to a seated woman. Colour process print, 1901.

A doctor demonstrating electrotherapy on a young semi-naked woman in front of other doctors and a nurse, other female patients are waiting in the background. Process print of a wood engraving by G.D.I. after D. Urrabieta Ortiz y Vierge.

George Adams demonstrates his electrotherapy machine to a woman and her daughter. Line engraving by J. Lodge, 1799, after T. Milne.

Francis Lowndes, an electrotherapist, treating a woman on an electrotherapy machine. Etching.

A man brings his young wife to a natural philosopher's establishment so that she may receive electric stimulation. Lithograph by C. Motte after J. Madou.

Electrical machines: four figures showing various machines, with an illustration of George Adams demonstrating his medical electrical machine on a girl. Line engraving by J. Lodge and W. Grainger, after T. Milne and F. Blake, 1789.

A doctor demonstrating electrotherapy on a young semi-nude woman in front of an audience of physicians (?), her mother or chaperone is seated at the front. Coloured pencil drawing by D. Urrabieta Ortiz y Vierge.

73 pages, 2 leaves of folded plates ; 23 cm

Experimentelle Studien zur therapeutischen Galvanisation des Sympathicus / vorgelegt von Georg Fischer.

1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm

M0012623: Illustration of an 18th century electro-therapeutic experiment

1 photograph sheet film negative; 10.2 x 12.7 cm

M0019378: Galvanic anti-neuralgia headband

M0012617: Illustration of Adam's electrical machine

1 drawing : pencil, with gouache and wash

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Electrotherapeutics

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Images referencing Electrotherapeutics

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Experimentelle Studien zur therapeutischen Galvanisation des Sympathicus / vorgelegt von Georg Fischer.

M0012623: Illustration of an 18th century electro-therapeutic experiment

M0019378: Galvanic anti-neuralgia headband

M0012617: Illustration of Adam's electrical machine

A doctor demonstrating electrotherapy on a young semi-nude woman in front of an audience of physicians (?), her mother or chaperone is seated at the front. Coloured pencil drawing by D. Urrabieta Ortiz y Vierge.

Electrotherapeutics

Images from the collections

Images referencing Electrotherapeutics

Works from the collections

Experimentelle Studien zur therapeutischen Galvanisation des Sympathicus / vorgelegt von Georg Fischer.

M0012623: Illustration of an 18th century electro-therapeutic experiment

M0019378: Galvanic anti-neuralgia headband

M0012617: Illustration of Adam's electrical machine

A doctor demonstrating electrotherapy on a young semi-nude woman in front of an audience of physicians (?), her mother or chaperone is seated at the front. Coloured pencil drawing by D. Urrabieta Ortiz y Vierge.

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