M0017669: Illustration of a midwife holding a newborn baby by the head with forceps, 1887

Previous title, replaced October 2020: Satirical cartoon, Grevy with midwife holding baby in forceps

Reproduction of a satirical cartoon showing former French President, Jules Grevy having just given birth, with the midwife holding the baby by the head with forceps. Published in Witkowski, G.-J.: Histoire des accouchements chez tous les peuples, Paris : G. Steinheil, 1887

November 1959

1 photograph sheet film negative; 8.3 x 10.8 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the publication depicted in the glass plate negative

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2022.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.