1782
The Tower Hill Esculapius (Dr. Van Cheathall)
Artist/maker unknownIn 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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