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A woman doctor examining a girl's finger. Engraving after J. Northcote.

A man composed of pharmaceutical equipment wandering the countryside; representing an apothecary as if he were an itinerant. Coloured lithograph.

A country blacksmith in his forge extracting a tooth from a woman who is being restrained and taunted by her family. Coloured mezzotint.

A country blacksmith in his forge extracting a tooth from a woman who is being restrained by her family. Etching.

A surgeon applying the method of cupping to Ragotin, who believes his body has swelled in his sleep. Engraving by G. Huquier the elder after J.B. Oudry.

A well dressed physician walking through a village in Corsica. Coloured aquatint after J. Daubigny.

A sick man at home in bed discussing his case with three physicians. Watercolour by T. Müller.

A rustic tooth-drawer extracting a tooth from a standing man. a woman looks on. Mezzotint by J. Dixon after J. Harris the elder, 1768.

Michel Schuppach in his pharmacy examining a young woman's urine who is seated opposite him awaiting the result. Line engraving by B. Hübner, 1775, after G. Locher, 1774.

A surgeon treating the foot of a male patient. Coloured pencil drawing by C. Boyle-Walsingham, 1762, after A. Brouwer.

A physician bandaging the hand of a boy, who is surrounded by his large family. Heliogravure by Dujardin after P.A.J. Dagnan-Bouveret.

A woman doctor bandaging a young woman's hand. Mezzotint, 1787.

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A surgeon treating the foot of a male patient. Coloured pencil drawing by C. Boyle-Walsingham, 1762, after A. Brouwer.

A rustic tooth-drawer extracting a tooth from a standing man. a woman looks on. Mezzotint by J. Dixon after J. Harris the elder, 1768.

Michel Schuppach in his pharmacy examining a young woman's urine who is seated opposite him awaiting the result. Line engraving by B. Hübner, 1775, after G. Locher, 1774.

A physician bandaging the hand of a boy, who is surrounded by his large family. Heliogravure by Dujardin after P.A.J. Dagnan-Bouveret.

A woman doctor bandaging a young woman's hand. Mezzotint, 1787.