Three vignettes: a man rescued from beneath the ice in Hyde Park, a man, apparently drowned, being brought in by boat, a man resuscitated and recovering in bed. Wood engraving, 1821, after R. Smirke.
- Smirke, Robert, 1752-1845.
- Date:
- April 1821
- Reference:
- 17924i
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[London] : Gent[leman's] Mag[azine], April 1821.
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1 print : wood engraving
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Objects of the Royal Humane Society. ...
Each of the scenes has accompanying text: "1. View of the Receiving House in Hyde Park, and a representation of the method of recovering persons from under the ice. 2. Case of suspended animation. 3. Case of resuscitation."
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Wellcome Collection 17924i
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