Author: Carlo Pellegrini, Ape
Title: Physiological Physic (Portrait of Sir William Withey Gull, 1st Baronet) (Original Lithograph)
Description: London: Vanity Fair, 1875. Original color lithograph, 15 x 10.5 inches. Good. Some foxing in left margin. Very light spots of foxing on image. One page biography of subject laid in. Vincent Brooks, Day & Son (Lith.). Scarce. Published on December 18, 1875, depicting Sir William Withey Gull, 1st Baronet (31 December 1816 – 29 January 1890), an English physician. Of modest family origins, he established a lucrative private practice and served as Governor of Guy's Hospital, Fullerian Professor of Physiology and President of the Clinical Society. Vanity Fair was a British magazine known for its social, political, and literary content. It gained fame particularly for its caricatures of prominent figures of the time. These caricatures, drawn by renowned artists, captured the essence of their subjects with a mix of humor, satire, and artistry. .

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