Interior of a surgery: a surgeon sits on a barrel and operates on the lower left leg of a peasant man who is writhing in pain. An old woman stands behind them with her arm in a sling. Shelves are on the walls in the background; a stuffed animal hangs from the ceiling
Description:
Title devised by curator., Possibly after a painting by Brouwer, first owned by Sir Robert Walpole and subsequently by Horace Walpole, that was kept in the Tribune at Strawberry Hill. See: A catalogue of the classic contents of Strawberry Hill collected by Horace Walpole. [London] : Smith and Robins, [1842], page 132., Date of publication based on death date of Horace Walpole, who included an impression of this print in an extra-illustrated copy of A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Mounted on page 201 of Richard Bull's copiously extra-illustrated copy of: Walpole, H. A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole. Strawberry Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, 1784. See Hazen, A.T. Bibliography of the Strawberry Hill Press (1973 ed.), no. 30, copy 13., 1 print : mezzotint on laid paper ; sheet 30.7 x 26.1 cm., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on top and bottom edges., and For further information, consult library staff.
Interior of a surgery: a surgeon sits on a barrel and operates on the lower left leg of a peasant man who is writhing in pain. An old woman stands behind them with her arm in a sling. Shelves are on the walls in the background; a stuffed animal hangs from the ceiling
Description:
Title devised by curator., Possibly after a painting by Brouwer, first owned by Sir Robert Walpole and subsequently by Horace Walpole, that was kept in the Tribune at Strawberry Hill. See: A catalogue of the classic contents of Strawberry Hill collected by Horace Walpole. [London] : Smith and Robins, [1842], page 132., Date of publication based on death date of Horace Walpole, who included an impression of this print in an extra-illustrated copy of A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Mounted on page 156 of Horace Walpole's extra-illustrated copy of his: A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole. Strawberry Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, 1784. See Hazen, A.T. Bibliography of the Strawberry Hill Press (1973 ed.), no. 30, copy 12.
Title supplied by curator., Date and place of publication supplied by curator., This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing., and Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Stones, head.
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publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Folly, Pain, Surgery, Physicians, Sick persons, Rocks, Medical tools & equipment, and Medical offices
Title and date supplied by curator., Place of publication derived from style of work., Sheet trimmed left., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Title supplied by curator., Date derived from date certificate was issued., Vignettes represent amputation, dissection, dislocations, ophthalmic surgery, lithotomy, hernia., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
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publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Medical education, Physicians, Medical procedures & techniques, Surgery, Orthopedic braces, Medical equipment & supplies, and Dissections
Title and date supplied by curator., Place of publication derived from language of text., Three woodcuts, portion of text and border cuts: probably used as a bookbinding., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
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publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Astrology, Phlebotomy, Human body, Zodiac, Surgery, and Sick persons
Title and date supplied by curator., Print is a book illustration., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
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publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Surgery, Obstetrics, Childbirth, Cesarean section, Knives, Pregnant women, and Physicians
