A doctor holding a medicine bottle entertains a crocodile, while other crocodiles bite his coat tails; illustrating the saying "Laughter is the best medicine". Coloured lithograph by A. Schaefer-Ast, 1947.

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Albert Schaefer-Ast

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A doctor holding a medicine bottle entertains a crocodile, while other crocodiles bite his coat tails; illustrating the saying "Laughter is the best medicine". Coloured lithograph by A. Schaefer-Ast, 1947.