The medical practitioner appearing as Christ when he arrives to treat sick people. Engraving by Johann Gelle after E. van Panderen.

Panderen, Egbert van, 1581-1637?

Date:: [1609?]

Reference:: 23857i

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The Christ-figure representing the medical practitioner holds a urine flask in his left hand and a powder-dispenser (?) in his right. On the left, in the background a physician attends a sick man in bed and a maid warms linen by the fire; in the foreground, medical instruments (books and a urine flask). On the right, in the background a surgeon attends to a man's head-wound while his apprentice carries a case of instruments; in the foreground, surgical instruments (lancet, scissors, knives, bandage, splint, ointment jar etc.)

Publication/Creation

[Antwerp?] : Hugo Allardt excudit, [1609?]

Physical description

1 print : engraving ; platemark 29.3 x 37.2 cm

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[Greek] [H]ŏ theos. <Roman> Dum nigris ægrum prope mors circumvolat alis ... de mensch is eenen Godt, die mensch en hulpe doet! Egb. de Paendre in ; Ioa. Gelle sculp. Greek lettering in upper-case, centre of botttom margin; Latin lettering in upper-case, one couplet each side of the Greek; German lettering below left in two quatrains in roman letter, upper and lower case; Dutch lettering below right in two quatrains in italic, upper and lower case Bears lettering: [Greek] [h]ŏ theos. [Roman] Dum nigris ægrum prope mors circumvolat alis, / funestamq<ue> aciem iam fera iamq<ue> parat. / tum mi promissis beat et domus omnis adorat, / tum vocat immensum me venerata deum. / Wan sich der krancke mensch, in grösser schwacheit sint / So wurd ich als ein Godt, geehret vnd gebetten. / Ein ieder stehet vor mich, mit g'blöstem haubt geschwind: / Ach, Meyster hilf vns doch, vnd kvm zu vns eintretten. / Spaär doch kein kost an ihn, wer werdens wol bezalen, / Hilf nur den kranken auf, der sunst doch sterben muss, / Preiss, lob vnd ehr wurd ihr, vor eüwer ghulff hie holen; / Der mensch ist wol ein Godt, der ihn bald hilft zu fuss. / [Italic] Wanneer de crancke is, in sijnen grootsten noot, / Soo word ick als een Godt, geeret en gebeden: / Een ider staet voor mij, dan met den hoofte bloot: / T'is Meester, t'is mijn Heer, och wilt ons helpen heden! / En siet geen costen aen: wij sullent' wel betalen: / Helpt maer den crancken op, die anders sterven moet, / Ghij sullet loon end' eer, voor v ghenesen halen: / de mensch is eenen Godt, die mensch en hulpe doet! Bears number: 1

Edition

State not in Hollstein.

References note

F.W.H. Hollstein, Dutch and Flemish etchings engravings and woodcuts, vol. VII, Amsterdam [19--], p. 97, nos 7-10 (set of four)

Reference

Wellcome Collection 23857i

Notes

One print in a set of four. Four other sets on the same subject are also recorded: see C.E. Daniels, "Docteurs et malades", Janus, vol. 5, 1900, pp. 20-26