A doctor, straddled by a skeleton, holds a full purse in his hands; signifying that he lives well off others' deaths. Coloured engraving.
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Two pall-bearers are walking in the bottom right-hand corner. The skeleton holds a document saying "ordonance", signifying the doctor's collusion with the call of death. The doctor may either have a large collar or large, devilish (or donkeyish) ears (compare Wellcome Library no. 16059i where the ears are coloured pink).
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1 print : line engraving, with watercolour ; image 30.9 x 20.5 cm
Lettering
On medicin, allant soigner ses malades
The purse of gold says "100. Guinaix"
Reference
Wellcome Collection 16058i
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