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A medical practitioner taking a girl's pulse and holding a flask of her urine, with four other figures on the left and a maid opening a door on the right. Oil painting after Richard Brakenburg.

A surgeon preparing to let blood from the foot of a girl, in the presence of five other figures. Oil painting after Richard Brakenburg.

A fiddler plays in a tavern with a family drinking at one table and others in the background. Engraving by Ryland after R. Brakenburg.

An itinerant young man is presenting a "boîte à curiosité" or magic lantern show to children and adults who are gathering around to look. Engraving by Noel Le Mire, 1752, after R. Brakenburg.

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Brakenburg, Richard, 1650-1702.

Images from the collections

Images by Brakenburg, Richard, 1650-1702.

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A fiddler plays in a tavern with a family drinking at one table and others in the background. Engraving by Ryland after R. Brakenburg.

A medical practitioner taking a girl's pulse and holding a flask of her urine, with four other figures on the left and a maid opening a door on the right. Oil painting after Richard Brakenburg.

An itinerant young man is presenting a "boîte à curiosité" or magic lantern show to children and adults who are gathering around to look. Engraving by Noel Le Mire, 1752, after R. Brakenburg.

A surgeon preparing to let blood from the foot of a girl, in the presence of five other figures. Oil painting after Richard Brakenburg.