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Crowded 18th-century interior painting of figures seated around a table, some holding rods, with a kneeling man tending a seated woman in the foreground.

Mesmeric therapy. Oil painting by a French (?) painter, 1778/1784.

A crowded interior shows a dim room with tall windows, mirrors and a bust above a doorway. Robed and gowned figures sit in groups around a central table, many holding rods or pipes, while a kneeling man attends a seated woman in the foreground.

Artist
Claude Louis Desrais
Date
[between 1778 and 1784?]
Medium
Oil paintings Paintings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3196 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: Terapia mesmérica, pintura al óleo, finales del siglo XVIII

Un interior abarrotado muestra una sala tenue con ventanas altas, espejos y un busto sobre una puerta. Figuras con batas y vestidos se sientan en grupos alrededor de una mesa central, muchas sosteniendo varillas, mientras un hombre arrodillado atiende a una mujer sentada en primer plano.

Português: Terapia mesmérica, pintura a óleo, final do século XVIII

Um interior lotado mostra uma sala escura com janelas altas, espelhos e um busto acima de uma porta. Figuras de roupões e vestidos sentam-se em grupos ao redor de uma mesa central, muitas segurando varas, enquanto um homem ajoelhado atende uma mulher sentada em primeiro plano.