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A woman patient, deathly pale, sits on a chair, left. Behind her, a physician, bewigged, leans over her to take the pulse of her left hand with his left hand. Her left foot is placed in a tub of water and a young surgeon, kneeling on the right, lets blood from her left foot while holding a tourniquet around her ankle. There are conspicuous signs of wealth: the woman sits on a Goanese chair, an oriental carpet covers the floor, and silken drapes hang over her bed.
Title
A Physician and a Surgeon Attending to a Woman Patient
Date
c.1700 (?)
Medium
oil on wood
Measurements
H 33.2 x W 40.7 cm
Accession number
44718i
Acquisition method
purchased by Henry S. Wellcome, c.1900–1936
Work type
Painting
Inscription description
Naiveu fec
Wellcome Collection
183 Euston Road, London, Greater London NW1 2BE England
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