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Displays	The cow-pock, - or the wonderful effects of the new inoculation! Remove from selection Add to selection Reproduction Object numberRCSSC/P 3156 CollectionSpecial collections CategoryVisual works Object namesmallpox, Vaccination, Cartoons (humorous representations), Etchings (prints) TitleThe cow-pock, - or the wonderful effects of the new inoculation! DescriptionCartoon showing Edward Jenner vaccinating patients at the Smallpox Hospital, with the vaccinated patients developing the features of cows, by James Gillray, published by H Humphrey, 1802. This is one of several contemporary satires which reflected the medical debate over vaccination in the early 19th century. Production date 1802 Artist‎ Gillray, James, 1756-1815, artist, satirist Physical Location LocationNot on public display: contact museum for access conditions Physical Information Physical descriptionEtching with watercolour.

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Object numberRCSSC/P 3156

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Object namesmallpox, Vaccination, Cartoons (humorous representations), Etchings (prints)

TitleThe cow-pock, - or the wonderful effects of the new inoculation!

DescriptionCartoon showing Edward Jenner vaccinating patients at the Smallpox Hospital, with the vaccinated patients developing the features of cows, by James Gillray, published by H Humphrey, 1802. This is one of several contemporary satires which reflected the medical debate over vaccination in the early 19th century.

Production date 1802

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Gillray, James, 1756-1815, artist, satirist

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LocationNot on public display: contact museum for access conditions

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Physical descriptionEtching with watercolour.

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The cow-pock, - or the wonderful effects of the new inoculation!

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