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Desrais, Claude Louis, 1746-1816

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

    Desrais, Claude Louis, 1746-1816. | Reference: 36296i
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    Antoine Petit. Line engraving by P.A. Le Beau after C.-L. Desrais.

    Desrais, Claude Louis, 1746-1816. | Reference: 7793i
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    Patients in Paris receiving Mesmer's animal magnetism therapy. Coloured etching after C-L. Desrais.

    Desrais, Claude Louis, 1746-1816. | Reference: 17918i
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    Benjamin Franklin. Line engraving by P.A. Le Beau after C.L. Desrais after C.N. Cochin, junior, 1777.

    Cochin, Charles Nicolas, 1715-1790. | Date: [1777] | Reference: 3148i
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    Franz Anton Mesmer. Engraving by N. Dupin after C.-L. Desrais.

    Desrais, Claude Louis, 1746-1816. | Date: [between 1700 and 1799] | Reference: 23327i
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