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Engraved interior scene: a surgeon in a tricorn hat applies cupping to a seated man in a nightcap while an assistant watches; dried fish and jars hang and sit nearby.

Cupping Applied to Ragotin, Engraving After Oudry

An engraving of an interior with a seated man in a nightcap being cupped by a surgeon in a tricorn hat while a younger assistant looks on. Hanging dried fish, a skeleton of a fish, and a lizard-like creature decorate the room, and a stone wall-shelf holds jars and bowls.

Artist
Jean-Baptiste Oudry
Date
[1736]
Medium
Intaglio prints
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3120 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1736.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

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