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Watercolor of a nude unconscious man on a table, surrounded by small green demons holding surgical tools in a dark setting.

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 nude man lies unconscious on a pale table in a dark, circular-patterned void while small greenish demons with tools crowd around him. One large figure with a tall, pointed headpiece leans over the body, and a bright orb glows in the upper right.

Artist
Cooper, Richard Tennant, 1885-1957.
Date
[approximately 1912]
Medium
Watercolors Paintings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2951 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: Hombre inconsciente sobre una mesa atacado por pequeños demonios (efectos del cloroformo)

Un hombre desnudo yace inconsciente sobre una mesa pálida en un fondo oscuro de patrones circulares, mientras pequeños demonios verdosos con herramientas lo rodean. Una figura grande con un gorro puntiagudo y alto se inclina sobre el cuerpo, y un orbe brillante resplandece en la parte superior derecha.

Português: Homem inconsciente sobre uma mesa atacado por pequenos demônios (efeitos do clorofórmio)

Um homem nu jaz inconsciente sobre uma mesa pálida em um fundo escuro de padrões circulares, enquanto pequenos demônios esverdeados com ferramentas o cercam. Uma figura grande com um chapéu alto e pontiagudo debruça-se sobre o corpo, e um orbe brilhante reluz no canto superior direito.