A surgeon applying a probe to the arm of a screaming patient. Oil painting after Cornelis Dusart.

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<p>In the middle of the scene, a seated peasant shows by his screams the sharp pain which is being caused to him by a country surgeon who is probing a wound in his arm. A woman standing in the background to left shows her sympathy by clasping her hands (translated from Bartsch's description)</p>

1 painting : oil on wood ; wood 28.5 x 24.5 cm

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