Engraving of an old bearded physician holding a young woman's wrist while an assistant grinds in a mortar in a dim vaulted room with flasks and books.

The Clairvoyant Physician: Pulse-Taking and Lovesickness, 1775 Engraving

An elderly bearded physician in a long robe takes the wrist of a young woman in a white bonnet and dress, gesturing toward her heart. Behind them, a grinning assistant grinds in a mortar beside glass flasks, books, and a chest in a stone-vaulted room.

Artist: Jean-Baptiste Le Prince
Date: 1775
Medium: Intaglio prints
Source: Wellcome Collection
Size: 2926 × 4000 px

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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1775.
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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The Clairvoyant Physician: Pulse-Taking and Lovesickness, 1775 Engraving

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