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Print (Engraving) Le Chirurgien de Campagne, engraved by Jorma, after Teniers, Paris, 18th Century

Inventory Number 13695


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.13695

Item type
Object
Primary inscriptions
Le Chirurgeon de Campagne Terniers Pinx. A Paris chés Sanba rue St. Jacques Jorma sculpt.
Physical material
Paper
Physical medium
Black ink
Physical technique
Line engraving
Object type
Print
Dimensions
Height: 357mm Width: 490mm
Inventory No
13695

Description

The country surgeon is removing a plaster treatment from the foot of a patient, with an apprentice preparing a new one. The iguana hanging from the roof was a common feature of apothecaries shops.