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Mesmeric therapy. Oil painting by a French (?) painter, 1778/1784.

Franz Anton Mesmer. Engraving by N. Dupin after C.-L. Desrais.

Men and women with telescopes, gyroscopes, a balloon, battle ships, and other forms of technology; representing the benefits of philosophy and science. Engraving by E. Voysard after C.L. Desrais.

Benjamin Franklin. Line engraving by P.A. Le Beau after C.L. Desrais after C.N. Cochin, junior, 1777.

Jean Paul Marat. Stipple engraving by A. Sandoz after F. Bonneville after C.L. Desrais.

Antoine Petit. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu after C.-L. Desrais.

Patients in Paris receiving Mesmer's animal magnetism therapy. Coloured etching after C-L. Desrais.

Michel Philippe Bouvart. Line engraving by P.A. Le Beau after C.-L. Desrais.

Antoine Petit. Line engraving by P.A. Le Beau after C.-L. Desrais.

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Claude Louis Desrais

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Images by Claude Louis Desrais

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Men and women with telescopes, gyroscopes, a balloon, battle ships, and other forms of technology; representing the benefits of philosophy and science. Engraving by E. Voysard after C.L. Desrais.

Antoine Petit. Line engraving by P.A. Le Beau after C.-L. Desrais.

Patients in Paris receiving Mesmer's animal magnetism therapy. Coloured etching after C-L. Desrais.

Benjamin Franklin. Line engraving by P.A. Le Beau after C.L. Desrais after C.N. Cochin, junior, 1777.

Franz Anton Mesmer. Engraving by N. Dupin after C.-L. Desrais.

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Claude Louis Desrais

Images from the collections

Images by Claude Louis Desrais

Works from the collections

Men and women with telescopes, gyroscopes, a balloon, battle ships, and other forms of technology; representing the benefits of philosophy and science. Engraving by E. Voysard after C.L. Desrais.

Antoine Petit. Line engraving by P.A. Le Beau after C.-L. Desrais.

Patients in Paris receiving Mesmer's animal magnetism therapy. Coloured etching after C-L. Desrais.

Benjamin Franklin. Line engraving by P.A. Le Beau after C.L. Desrais after C.N. Cochin, junior, 1777.

Franz Anton Mesmer. Engraving by N. Dupin after C.-L. Desrais.

Frequent collaborators

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