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Engraved interior scene: a surgeon in a tricorn hat applies cupping to a seated man in a nightcap while an assistant watches; dried fish and jars hang and sit nearby.

A surgeon applying the method of cupping to Ragotin, who believes his body has swelled in his sleep. Engraving by G. Huquier the elder after J.B. Oudry.

An engraving of an interior with a seated man in a nightcap being cupped by a surgeon in a tricorn hat while a younger assistant looks on. Hanging dried fish, a skeleton of a fish, and a lizard-like creature decorate the room, and a stone wall-shelf holds jars and bowls.

Artist
Jean-Baptiste Oudry
Date
[1736]
Medium
Intaglio prints
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3120 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1736.
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: Ventosas aplicadas a Ragotin, grabado tras Oudry

Un grabado de un interior con un hombre sentado con gorro de dormir al que un cirujano con sombrero tricornio aplica ventosas, mientras un joven ayudante observa. Peces secos colgados, el esqueleto de un pez y una criatura parecida a un lagarto decoran la habitación, y una repisa de piedra sostiene frascos y cuencos.

Português: Ventosas aplicadas a Ragotin, gravura após Oudry

Uma gravura de interior com um homem sentado de touca de dormir, ao qual um cirurgião de chapéu tricórnio aplica ventosas, enquanto um jovem assistente observa. Peixes secos pendurados, um esqueleto de peixe e uma criatura semelhante a um lagarto decoram o cômodo, e uma prateleira de pedra guarda potes e tigelas.

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