Mary Toft (Tofts) appearing to give birth to rabbits in the presence of several surgeons and man-midwives sent from London to examine her.
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Title
Mary Toft (Tofts) appearing to give birth to rabbits in the presence of several surgeons and man-midwives sent from London to examine her.
Subject
fraud, anatomy, pregnancy, medicine, religious fanaticism
Description
Mary Toft and her husband Joshua tricks the doctors that Mary had given birth to rabbits. Hogarth created this etching as a satire on the religious fanaticism around the scandal.
Creator
William Hogarth
Source
Publisher
Not identified
Date
22 December 1726
Contributor
Kelly Collins
Rights
Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Format
File - JPEG; Original - Etching and engraving
Language
English
Type
Engraving; Still Image
Identifier
Wellcome Library no. 17342i
Coverage
Eighteenth Century
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Etching
Physical Dimensions
18.8 x 25.3 cm
Files
Citation
William Hogarth, “Mary Toft (Tofts) appearing to give birth to rabbits in the presence of several surgeons and man-midwives sent from London to examine her.,” Enlightenmens, accessed August 10, 2022, http://enlightenmens.lmc.gatech.edu/items/show/139.