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1782

The Tower Hill Esculapius (Dr. Van Cheathall)

Artist/maker unknown

In Roman mythology Esculapius was the offspring of the sun god Apollo and a mortal princess. According to legend, the divinity was so skilled in surgery and the use of medicinal plants that he could restore the dead to life.

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Artist/maker unknown, The Tower Hill Esculapius (Dr. Van Cheathall), 1782 | Philadelphia Museum of Art