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Christoph Horch. Line engraving by J.E. Gericke.

Aesculapius and Telesphorus. Etching by N. Dorigny.

An ivory diptych containing sculptures of Aesculapius with Telesphorus and of Hygieia with Cupid. Engraving by R. Morghen.

Hygieia, Telesphorus and Aesculapius watch the presentation of exotic plants to a woman representing Knowledge (?), under the protection of the Academia Naturae Curiosorum, while a crowd of sick people wait expectantly. Engraving, 16--.

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Telesphorus

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An ivory diptych containing sculptures of Aesculapius with Telesphorus and of Hygieia with Cupid. Engraving by R. Morghen.

Hygieia, Telesphorus and Aesculapius watch the presentation of exotic plants to a woman representing Knowledge (?), under the protection of the Academia Naturae Curiosorum, while a crowd of sick people wait expectantly. Engraving, 16--.

Christoph Horch. Line engraving by J.E. Gericke.

Aesculapius and Telesphorus. Etching by N. Dorigny.