A medical practitioner examining the urine and taking the pulse of an elderly man. Oil painting by a follower of Jan Steen.

  • Steen, Jan, 1626-1679.
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44725i
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A contrast between the stout medical practitioner and the frail patient. Possibly a composition by Steen, greatly enlarged and coarsened by a later painter for popular amusement

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1 painting : oil on canvas ; sight 75.6 x 62.5 cm

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Wellcome Collection 44725i

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