The Cow-Pock—or—the Wonderful Effects of the New Inoculation!

Created by Kevin Davis on Wed, 09/11/2019 - 15:02

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In 1802, James Gillray, the famed satirist and cartoonist, etched this scene of Edward Jenner Inoculating patients. This grotesque scene of people morphing into cows encapsulates the state of affairs within the vaccination debate at the time. Their were many that were weary of the growing practice, similar to the vaccine hesitancy seen today. Vaccine hesitancy is an issue that is common across both modernity and post-modernity. Many people feared that the procedure was not safe, and could lead to people developing bovine features. Gillray is seen here exaggerating these claims. 

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The Smallpox Vaccine

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On May 14, 1796, Edward Jenner inoculated an 8-year old boy named James Phipps with cowpox. The cowpox matter came from a milkmaid named Sarah Nelms. Phipps would lose his appetite and grow cold 9 days later, but took a positive turn the next day eventually recovering. Later on, in July 1796, Jenner inoculated Phipps once again, this time with matter from a smallpox lesion. Phipps did not develop smallpox in this subsequent inoculation, leading Jenner to conclude that Phipps was fully protected. For this experiment, Jenner is widely credited as the inventor of the modern vaccine, though inoculations had been done in a similar fashion before Jenner.

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Part of Group:

Engaging English (F19 ENGL 202, Purdue)

Featured in Exhibit: 

Romanticism: A Class Gallery

Artist: 

  • James Gillray

Image Date: 

1802