A man helps two people, one of them a surgeon, suffering from plague. Drawing, c. 1789, after P. Mignard.
- Mignard, Pierre, 1612-1695.
- Date:
- c. 1789
- Reference:
- 29015i
- Pictures
About this work
Description
The fainting surgeon holds a scalpel in one hand and a dish under the bleeding armpit of the woman. Lavater describes the heroic visage of the man who picks both of them up
Publication/Creation
[London], c. 1789.
Physical description
1 drawing : graphite ; sheet 26.4 x 22.3 cm
Reference
Wellcome Collection 29015i
Creator/production credits
Lavater mistakenly attributed the design to Poussin. Holloway editorially corrected it in the English edition
Type/Technique
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores