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Oil painting of a crowded 18th-century interior with seated figures in period dress gathered around a central group, some holding rods, beside a harpsichord at right.

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

An oil painting of a crowded interior where seated and kneeling figures in period dress gather around a central tub and a harpsichord at right. Several people hold rods or touch one another, while a figure in dark clothing at left sits near a woman in white. Warm, muted tones and dense grouping dominate the composition.

Artist
Claude Louis Desrais
Date
[between 1778 and 1784?]
Medium
Oil paintings Paintings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3210 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, hacia 1778-1784

Una pintura al óleo de un interior abarrotado donde figuras sentadas y arrodilladas, vestidas a la moda de la época, se reúnen alrededor de un recipiente central y un clavicordio a la derecha. Varias personas sostienen varillas o se tocan entre sí, mientras una figura de ropa oscura a la izquierda se sienta junto a una mujer de blanco.

Português: Terapia mesmérica, pintura a óleo, por volta de 1778-1784

Uma pintura a óleo de um interior lotado, onde figuras sentadas e ajoelhadas, vestidas com trajes da época, se reúnem em torno de uma tina central e de um cravo à direita. Várias pessoas seguram varas ou se tocam, enquanto uma figura de roupas escuras à esquerda se senta perto de uma mulher de branco.