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Ragotin (Fictitious character)

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  • A surgeon applying the method of cupping to Ragotin, who believes his body has swelled in his sleep. Engraving by G. Huquier the elder after J.B. Oudry.
  • A surgeon bleeding Ragotin's arm - upon waking and attempting to get dressed he discovered his clothes were too tight and he believes his body has swollen in the night. Engraving.
  • A surgeon applying the method of cupping to Ragotin, who believes his body has swelled in his sleep. Engraving by G. Huquier the elder after J.B. Oudry.
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    A surgeon bleeding Ragotin's arm - upon waking and attempting to get dressed he discovered his clothes were too tight and he believes his body has swollen in the night. Engraving.

    | Reference: 22994i
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    A surgeon applying the method of cupping to Ragotin, who believes his body has swelled in his sleep. Engraving by G. Huquier the elder after J.B. Oudry.

    Oudry, Jean-Baptiste, 1686-1755. | Date: [1736] | Reference: 23083i
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    The child Ragotin knocks over some bee hives and is stung by the bees. Engraving after J.B. Oudry, 1735.

    Oudry, Jean-Baptiste, 1686-1755. | Date: [1735?] | Reference: 587339i
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