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Dark mezzotint of a man in a cap pressing a grimacing, wide-eyed man's head while a second figure holds him from below.

A malicious itinerant surgeon extracting stones from a grimacing patient's head; symbolising the extraction of 'folly' (insanity). Mezzotint by J. van der Bruggen after D. Teniers.

A mezzotint in dark, velvety tones shows a man in a cap pressing his hands against the head of a grimacing, wide-eyed patient whose mouth is open in pain. A second figure grips the patient from below, and the compressed composition is set against a shadowed background.

Artist
David Teniers the Younger
Date
1600-1699
Medium
Allegorical prints Mezzotints
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3056 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1699.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Cirujano ambulante extrayendo piedras de la cabeza de un paciente, mezzotinta

Una mezzotinta de tonos oscuros y aterciopelados muestra a un hombre con gorra que presiona las manos contra la cabeza de un paciente que hace una mueca, con los ojos muy abiertos y la boca abierta de dolor. Una segunda figura sujeta al paciente desde abajo, y la composición comprimida se sitúa frente a un fondo sombrío.

Português: Cirurgião itinerante extraindo pedras da cabeça de um paciente, meios-tons

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