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Scene at a Dentist's
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L'arracheur de Dents
The Tooth Puller
The Tooth-Extractor
The Charlatan Tooth-puller
The Dentist
The Tooth Puller
The Tooth-Extractor
The Charlatan Tooth-puller
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Undated engraving by Andre Paul after the painting by Theodore Rombouts, 1597-1637. Title described in reference sources as Scene At A Dentist's, and also alternatively as L'arracheur de Dents, the Dentist, the Tooth-Extractor, and Charlatan Tooth-puller. Likely late 17th C. Includes French captions beneath the image. The image depicts a a man standing, pulling on the tooth of a sitting man. Five other men stand surrounding the "dentist" either watching him work or discussing his actions. A sixth man is seated opposite the "patient" at the table, which holds various medical and dental instruments. Original piece measures 49 X 40 cm.
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