Etching of a seated woman in a gown, a helmeted armored figure, and a standing man gesturing beside a draped tent, with trees and a domed building behind.

Allegory of Surgery, etching by Charles-Nicholas Cochin

The etching shows a seated woman in a flowing gown beside a helmeted figure in plumed armor, while a standing man in a tunic gestures toward them near a draped tent. Trees, a distant domed building, and small crowds fill the landscape behind the group.

Artist: Charles-Nicholas Cochin, the younger
Date: 1741
Medium: Etching on ivory laid paper
Source: Art Institute of Chicago
Size: 1686 × 2195 px

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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1741).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Dorothy Braude Edinburg to the Harry B. and Bessie K. Braude Memorial Collection

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