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Watercolour of an unconscious naked man on a table, with two small grey-green demons with instruments working on him against a dark green background.

An unconscious naked man lying on a table being attacked by little demons armed with surgical instruments; representing the effects of chloroform on the human body. Watercolour by R. Cooper.

A naked man lies unconscious on a pale table in a dark green setting, while two small grey-green creatures with large heads work on his body with tools. A glowing point of light hangs in the dark background, and a faint figure with a long face appears behind them. The soft watercolour handling gives the scene a dreamlike, eerie mood.

Artist
Cooper, Richard Tennant, 1885-1957.
Date
[approximately 1912]
Medium
Watercolors Paintings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2942 px
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Public domain · Licensed CC BY 4.0 (Wellcome Collection) by Wellcome Collection; credit required.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier C · as stated by the source: CC BY 4.0 (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Español: Efectos del cloroformo: pequeños demonios atacando a un hombre dormido

Un hombre desnudo yace inconsciente sobre una mesa pálida, en un fondo verde oscuro, mientras dos pequeñas criaturas gris verdosas de cabezas grandes manipulan su cuerpo con herramientas. Un punto de luz brilla en la penumbra y una figura de rostro alargado aparece tenuemente detrás de ellas. La acuarela suave crea un ambiente onírico e inquietante.

Português: Efeitos do clorofórmio: pequenos demônios atacando um homem adormecido

Um homem nu está inconsciente sobre uma mesa clara, em um fundo verde escuro, enquanto duas pequenas criaturas cinza-esverdeadas de cabeças grandes trabalham em seu corpo com ferramentas. Um ponto de luz brilha na penumbra e uma figura de rosto alongado aparece levemente atrás deles. A aquarela suave cria um clima onírico e inquietante.