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The painter, the psychiatrist and a fashion for hysteria
A dramatic painting brings a famous event in medical history alive. But it also tells a tale about the health preoccupations of the time.
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The men who meddled with nature
The ‘acclimatisation societies’ of the 19th century sought to ‘improve’ on the natural world by releasing non-native species into the wild. The effects were disastrous.
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Drawing the human animal
We might try to deny our animal instincts, but this series of extraordinary 17th-century drawings suggests they are only too apparent.
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The doctor who challenged the unicorn myth
Our era of fake news and medical misinformation is nothing new. Estelle Paranque relays the thrusts and parries of a 440-year-old row over a magical cure-all, the unicorn horn.
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Tuileries Palace, Paris, France. Photograph by Achille Quinet, ca. 1860.
Quinet, Achille, 1831-1900.Date: 1860Reference: 575988i- Pictures
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Hôtel de Ville, Paris, France. Photograph by Achille Quinet, ca. 1870.
Quinet, Achille, 1831-1900.Date: 1870Reference: 575987i- Pictures
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Palais de l'Industrie, Paris, France. Photograph by Achille Quinet, ca. 1870.
Quinet, Achille, 1831-1900.Date: 1870Reference: 575993i- Pictures
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The Louvre, Paris, France: elevated view. Photograph by Achille Quinet, ca. 1870.
Quinet, Achille, 1831-1900.Date: 1870Reference: 575999i