A rustic blacksmith turned tooth-drawer extracting a tooth from an anxious woman patient, her husband observes the situation. Mezzotint by J.S. Negges, 17--, after John Harris and John Dixon, 1768.
- Harris, J.
- Date:
- [between 1700 and 1799]
- Reference:
- 584023i
- Pictures
About this work
Description
The operator, centre, wielding a pair of pliers, pulls the tooth from the mouth of the patient, right. Left, a woman watches, resting her left hand on a mallet
Publication/Creation
[Augsburg?] : Cum gratia et privilegio S.C.M. Acad. Fr. A.A. L.L. [publisher not identified], [between 1700 and 1799]
Physical description
1 print : mezzotint ; sight 35.7 x 28 cm
Lettering
L'arracheur des dents burlesque des hommes. J.S. Negges fecit
Creator/production credits
There is a mezzotint of the same composition, in the same direction, published in London by John Bowles in 1768, which bears the lettering "Designed by J. Harris & improved by drawings after the life by J. Dixon. Dixon fecit." (Wellcome Library catalogue no. 16503i). Other versions name Wilson instead of Dixon. The present print by Negges is assumed to derive from a version of that mezzotint
Reference
Wellcome Collection 584023i
Type/Technique
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Where to find it
Copy 1
Location Status Access Closed storesNote
Copy 0
Location Status Access Closed storesNote