The Homeopaths: Second Treatment (plate 5)
Medium
Lithograph in black on ivory wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 22.3 × 18.7 cm (8 13/16 × 7 3/8 in.); Sheet: 35.1 × 23.6 cm (13 7/8 × 9 5/16 in.)
Classification
lithograph
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
51106
Art Historical Context
**The Homeopaths: Second (plate 5)** is a lithograph created by French artist Charles Émile Jac in 1843, part of a satirical series poking fun at the rising popularity of homeopathy in mid-19th-century France. Jacque (3–1894), a master printmaker associated with the Barbizon School was renowned for his detailed depictions of rural life and animals, but here he turned his keen eye to social commentary. This plate, the fifth in the sequence, captures the "second treatment" in a humorous or critical light, reflecting debates over alternative medicine during an era when conventional practices were...