Title

Hypnotism, 1891. Artist: Unknown.

Caption

Hypnotism, 1891. Male hypnotist putting a young woman into an hypnotic trance. Animal magnetism or hypnotism had a revival at the end of the 19th century. French neurologist Jean Martin Charcot (1825-1893) was carrying out systematic investigations at the Salpetriere Hospital in Paris, and in the popular field, George du Maurier's novel Trilby in which he created the character Svengali, appeared in 1894. (Colorised black and white print).
The Print Collector collection

Date

1891

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19D18_145

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

30,0Mb (3,9Mb) / 12,0in x 9,7in / 3605 x 2907 (300dpi)

Keywords

female women woman people male man men guy color colour Victorian century unconscious lady hypnosis hypnotism trance hypnotising colourised 19th century subconscious nineteenth century The Print Collector hypnotist engraving Unknown Jean Martin J M (Jean Martin) Jean-Martin Jean Martin Charcot Charcot George du Maurier Maurier George du George Louis Palmella Busson du Maurier colorised Jean Martin Charcot George du Maurier engraving