A physician taking the pulse of a woman and a surgeon preparing to let blood from her foot. Oil painting by Matthijs Naiveu.

  • Naiveu, Matthijs, 1647-1721.
Date:
[1700?]
Reference:
45023i
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Bloodletting from the foot is described by Jean-Baptiste Silva, Traité de l'usage des différentes sortes de saignée, principalement de celle du pied, Paris 1727, and by Philippe Hecquet (1661-1737) in his book Observations sur la saignée du pied, Paris 1748

Publication/Creation

[1700?]

Physical description

1 painting : oil on canvas ; canvas 49 x 57.6 cm

Lettering

M<...> Naiveu Fecit <...>

Reference

Wellcome Collection 45023i

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