The Lyon Archive

The Blue Devils

Item

Subject

Illustration of a man discussing the "blue devils" with a doctor.

Description

This illustration depicts a man consulting his doctor on his ailment, caused by the "blue devils," a term commonly used during the nineteenth century to describe feelings of depression.

Creator

Rudolph Ackermann

Source

Wikimedia Commons

Publisher

Wikimedia Commons, 28 October 2014, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_gouty_man_surrounded_by_his_collection_of_artefacts,_telling_his_doctor_how_they_keep_turning_blue_Wellcome_V0010998.jpg

Date

1835

Contributor

Paige York

Rights

This item is protected under the terms of a Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic License.

Relation

N/A

Format

.jpeg

Language

N/A

Type

N/A

Identifier

N/A

Coverage

N/A

Original Format

Colored Lithograph

Physical Dimensions

2784 x 2539

Citation

Rudolph Ackermann, “The Blue Devils,” The Lyon Archive, accessed May 2, 2024, https://lyon.eastendarchives.net/items/show/184.