Art Resource - AR922215

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Print satirising Franz Anton Mesmer, 1784.

Print satirising Mesmer, 1784. In 1779, soon after the publication of his treatise Memoire sur la decouverte de magnetism animal, Franz Anton Mesmer (1734-1815), the founder of Mesmerism, opened a consulting room in Paris. Considered by many to be a quack and charlatan, his 'tub' and his ideas of 'animal magnetism' were ridiculed. Frontispiece of a booklet. (London, 1784).

Unique Identifier AR922215

Type Image

Purpose Public

Size 2636px × 3972px

Photo Credit HIP / Art Resource, NY

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