An operator treating a patient's foot; a crowd of people is gathered around watching the work. Line engraving by P. Quast.

A surgeon treating a patient's foot and a barber shaving a man. Oil painting after Adriaen Brouwer.

An operation being performed on a leg and ankle. Coloured lithograph by N.H. Jacob after himself.

Six diagrams illustrating various clubfeet and operations demonstrating how to cure them. Coloured lithograph by J.B.F. Léveillé after N.H. Jacob.

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