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A surgeon treating a patient's foot, in the background another surgeon is examining a patient in a surgery. Lithograph after A. Brouwer.

Boer War: the dispensary and surgery in a hospital train. Halftone, c. 1900.

1 print : lithograph ; image 24.2 x 30.3 cm

A surgeon treating a patient's foot, in the background another surgeon is examining a patient in a surgery. Lithograph by E. Meyer after A.Brouwer.

1 print : mezzotint ; platemark 35.5 x 26 cm

A surgeon removing a plaster from the leg of a screaming patient, another bandaged patient waits his turn. Mezzotint by I. Beckett (?) after J. Lingelbach (?).

1 print : line engraving ; image 13.7 x 17.3 cm

A surgeon treating a patient's foot, in the background another surgeon is examining a patient in a surgery. Line engraving by F.A. Schröder after A. Brouwer.

A patient jumping up and screaming with pain while a surgeon is treating his leg; an onlooking woman seems to be pleading with the surgeon. Etching by J.G. van Vliet, c. 1630.

1 print : line engraving with etching ; platemark 11.9 x 8 cm

A surgeon treating a male patient's leg. Engraving.

1 print : line engraving and etching ; image 9.7 x 7.8 cm

A surgeon treating an irate patient's wounded leg in his surgery assisted by two attendants. Engraving.

<p>The older of the two surgeons is cauterising the shoulder of the patient via a method known as "Capsula casseriana", which involves using a wooden box to hide the red-hot iron from the patient's eyes. The younger of the surgeons (on the right) is applying leeches (visible in a bowl on the table) to the patient's neck and back</p>

1 print : line engraving ; platemark 15.9 x 12.5 cm

Two surgeons treating two seated male patients in a surgery, many surgeons' dishes are hanging from the ceiling. Line engraving by W. Kilian, 1652, after C. Ortz.

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A surgeon treating a patient's foot, in the background another surgeon is examining a patient in a surgery. Lithograph after A. Brouwer.

Boer War: the dispensary and surgery in a hospital train. Halftone, c. 1900.

A surgeon treating a patient's foot, in the background another surgeon is examining a patient in a surgery. Lithograph by E. Meyer after A.Brouwer.

A surgeon removing a plaster from the leg of a screaming patient, another bandaged patient waits his turn. Mezzotint by I. Beckett (?) after J. Lingelbach (?).

A surgeon treating a patient's foot, in the background another surgeon is examining a patient in a surgery. Line engraving by F.A. Schröder after A. Brouwer.

A patient jumping up and screaming with pain while a surgeon is treating his leg; an onlooking woman seems to be pleading with the surgeon. Etching by J.G. van Vliet, c. 1630.

A surgeon treating a male patient's leg. Engraving.

A surgeon treating an irate patient's wounded leg in his surgery assisted by two attendants. Engraving.

Two surgeons treating two seated male patients in a surgery, many surgeons' dishes are hanging from the ceiling. Line engraving by W. Kilian, 1652, after C. Ortz.

An operating room in a surgery: three patients are undergoing operations. Pen drawing by Z.S. after an engraving, 1690.

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A surgeon treating a patient's foot, in the background another surgeon is examining a patient in a surgery. Lithograph after A. Brouwer.

Boer War: the dispensary and surgery in a hospital train. Halftone, c. 1900.

A surgeon treating a patient's foot, in the background another surgeon is examining a patient in a surgery. Lithograph by E. Meyer after A.Brouwer.

A surgeon removing a plaster from the leg of a screaming patient, another bandaged patient waits his turn. Mezzotint by I. Beckett (?) after J. Lingelbach (?).

A surgeon treating a patient's foot, in the background another surgeon is examining a patient in a surgery. Line engraving by F.A. Schröder after A. Brouwer.

A patient jumping up and screaming with pain while a surgeon is treating his leg; an onlooking woman seems to be pleading with the surgeon. Etching by J.G. van Vliet, c. 1630.

A surgeon treating a male patient's leg. Engraving.

A surgeon treating an irate patient's wounded leg in his surgery assisted by two attendants. Engraving.

Two surgeons treating two seated male patients in a surgery, many surgeons' dishes are hanging from the ceiling. Line engraving by W. Kilian, 1652, after C. Ortz.

An operating room in a surgery: three patients are undergoing operations. Pen drawing by Z.S. after an engraving, 1690.

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