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Title
A Barber-Surgeon Extracting Stones from a Woman's Head, Symbolising the Expulsion of 'Folly' (Insanity)
Medium
watercolour on paper (?)
Measurements
H 41 x W 31.9 cm
Accession number
21154i
Acquisition method
presumed to be part of the collection formed by Henry S. Wellcome
Work type
Watercolour
Wellcome Collection
183 Euston Road, London, Greater London NW1 2BE England
Stories
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Art Matters podcast: reflecting 'madness' in artFerren Gipson
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The stone of folly: madness or magic?Jessica Ramm