Der Zahnarzt
HC.J.16.X.34
Oil painting on copper by an unknown artist, probably late 18th century, after Der Zahnarzt by Gerrit Dou, but with the background altered.
The scene is presented through a window with the curtains drawn. The operator holds up a tooth extracted from the young patient who holds his hand to his painful gum. The left had of the boy rests on his hat which sits on the table alongside a bleeding-basin, instrument box, and a bottle. a stuffed crocodile can be faintly noted in the background, common to depict places of science.
A vellum is inscribed 'Dou 1672, (the date of the original), and from it an impressive seal is suspended.
Eighteenth century, late
