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Printed page of sixteen black ink caricature vignettes titled Médecine nocturne, showing doctors and patients in nighttime scenes under a crescent moon.

Night calls by doctors: sixteen vignettes. Wood engraving by M. Marais, 1897.

A printed page of sixteen small caricature vignettes under the title Médecine nocturne, drawn in black ink with a crescent moon at top. Figures in frock coats, nightcaps and long gowns move through scenes of bedside visits, a bulky patient, and a doctor handling a syringe, with captions beneath each panel.

Artist
Marais, Maurice, 1852-
Date
23 January 1897
Medium
Caricatures Wood engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2675 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1897.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Visitas nocturnas de médicos: dieciséis viñetas, 1897

Una página impresa con dieciséis pequeñas viñetas caricaturescas bajo el título Médecine nocturne, dibujadas en tinta negra con una luna creciente arriba. Hombres con levitas, gorros de dormir y batas largas recorren escenas de visitas a la cabecera de la cama, un paciente corpulento y un médico con una jeringa, con leyendas bajo cada recuadro.

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