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Plaque showing a Doctor Bleeding a Woman

c. 1755
Artist/maker unknown, Dutch
The shape of this plaque is rare, as is its decoration. The scene of bloodletting, a common practice in the eighteenth century, is probably based on a composition the artist would have seen reproduced in a print. The plaque’s white border indicates that it was originally placed in a wood frame.

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