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A posterior view of a medical student wearing a surgical gown untidily tied up. Coloured pen drawing by E. Griset.

A periscope being used above an operation which is projected onto a lantern screen for a lecture in the adjoining room. Gouache painting by W.R. Seton.

An insensitive surgeon. Colour process print by C. Josef, c. 1930.

Medical students observing an operation on a lantern screen via a projecting periscope located above the operating table. Halftone after H.W. Koekkoek, 1909.

Two surgeons operating. Coloured pencil drawing by A. Knight, 194-.

A surgeon operating. Coloured pencil drawing by A. Knight, 194-.

A surgeon holding a naked female patient while trying to push away death, represented as a skeleton. Soft-ground etching by I. Saliger.

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Medical students observing an operation on a lantern screen via a projecting periscope located above the operating table. Halftone after H.W. Koekkoek, 1909.

Two surgeons operating. Coloured pencil drawing by A. Knight, 194-.

A surgeon operating. Coloured pencil drawing by A. Knight, 194-.

An insensitive surgeon. Colour process print by C. Josef, c. 1930.

A surgeon holding a naked female patient while trying to push away death, represented as a skeleton. Soft-ground etching by I. Saliger.