title: The college suspended.
abstract: A satirical account of the raising of the Royal College of Physicians and its suspension from a balloon for three months is included among Baron Munchausen's later surprising adventures. Portrayals by artists of this flight of fancy involving the College are not widely known. Three pictorial representations of the raising of the College are shown and some of the historical context of the tall tale is given.
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authors.lastname: Gibbs
mesh_terms: D001154:Art / Q000266:history*; D004850:Eponyms; D049671:History, 18th Century; D008093:Literature, Modern / Q000266:history*; D009110:Munchausen Syndrome / Q000266:history; D012955:Societies, Medical / Q000266:history; D006113:United Kingdom