A surgeon attending to wounds or sores in a man's leg. Oil painting.
- Date:
- [between 1800 and 1899?]
- Reference:
- 45897i
- Pictures
About this work
Description
The surgeon, right, kneels to attend to the leg of a man, seated left. They are in 17th century dress. The bloody leg-sores are depicted more in the manner of 19th-century heroic depictions of surgical operations. The surgeon has a huge domed head. Right background, someone looks on from behind a door
Publication/Creation
[between 1800 and 1899?]
Physical description
1 painting : oil on wood ; wood 23 x 17.2 cm
Reference
Wellcome Collection 45897i
Type/Technique
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores