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The Physician

Hollar, Wenceslaus, 1794, Engraving
The Physician
The Physician
The Physician
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Item no
28466
Title
The Physician
Description
Death leads an elderly man to the physician, to whom he also presents a urine sample. The doctor doesn't seem to recognise Death or see the hourglass on his desk. The message, however, is that he will die like his patient, and that Death is more powerful than all learning and all medicine. The caption printed below the image reinforces this; it urges the Doctor to cure himself, or rather, to remember his own mortal weakness.
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Date
1794
Size
7.5 x 6.0 cm
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Location
Art and Design Library
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£5.80(inc. VAT 20%)
Digital FileElectronic File 300 dpi TIFF
£29.40(inc. VAT 20%)
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