Publisher and engraver from the Northern Netherlands (circa 1619/1620-1679)

Thomas Bartholin. Line engraving by J. van Meurs, 1655, after C. van Mander III.

A surgeon setting a leg with the aid of three assistants, observed by onlookers, in front of walls on which various surgical instruments are arranged. Engraving by Jacob van Meurs, 1657.

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Thomas Bartholin. Line engraving by J. van Meurs, 1655, after C. van Mander III.

A surgeon setting a leg with the aid of three assistants, observed by onlookers, in front of walls on which various surgical instruments are arranged. Engraving by Jacob van Meurs, 1657.