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  • A surgeon attending to a man's head. Oil painting by Pieter Jansz Quast.
  • An operator extracting "pierres de tête" from behind a man's ear, with four other people in attendance. Oil painting by a follower of Pieter Jansz. Quast.
  • An operator extracting "pierres de tête" from behind a man's ear, with four other people in attendance. Oil painting by a follower of Pieter Jansz. Quast.
  • An operator extracting "pierres de tête" from behind a man's ear, with four other people in attendance. Oil painting by a follower of Pieter Jansz. Quast.
  • An operator treating a patient's foot; a crowd of people is gathered around watching the work. Line engraving by P. Quast.
  • An itinerant surgeon extracting stones from a man's head; symbolising the expulsion of 'folly' (insanity), they are surrounded by a group of people. Pencil drawing by P. Quast, 1645.
  • A man with one foot moves with crutches accompanied by a little girl wearing a hat and her arm in a sling. Engraving with etching by P. Quast.
  • A bearded old man dressed in rags moves with the aid of a stick and carries a bowl in his left hand. Engraving with etching by P. Quast.
  • An itinerant surgeon extracting stones from a man's head; symbolising the expulsion of 'folly' (insanity), they are surrounded by a group of people. Pencil drawing by P. Quast, 1645.
  • An old woman and a child warming their hands from a fire; representing the sense of touch. Line engraving by P. Quast.
  • An operator treating a patient's foot; a crowd of people is gathered around watching the work. Line engraving by P. Quast.
  • An itinerant surgeon extracting stones from a man's head; symbolising the expulsion of 'folly' (insanity), they are surrounded by a group of people. Pencil drawing by P. Quast, 1645.
  • An operator treating a patient's foot; a crowd of people is gathered around watching the work. Line engraving by P. Quast.
  • A surgeon operating on a man's head. Oil painting.
  • M0006877: Doctor performing an operation on a man's head
  • M0006878: Operation performed on a man's foot
  • M0006882: A dentist treating a seated patient
  • M0006881: A man hunched over carrying a bowl and cane
  • M0006880: A dentist treating a patient