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A surgeon about to let blood from a woman patient in a richly furnished room. Engraving by A. Bosse.
Abraham BosseDate: [between 1600 and 1699]Reference: 22992i
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A doctor, straddled by a skeleton, holds a full purse in his hands; signifying that he lives well off others' deaths. Coloured lithograph by G. Engelmann.
Reference: 16059i
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Ananias drops dead after having secretly withheld part of his wealth from the communal fund of the apostles. Engraving after Raphael.
RaphaelReference: 2500274i
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Christ stands among sick people ('The hundred guilder print'). Etching after Rembrandt, 1649.
RembrandtDate: 1649Reference: 23830i
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A man proffering health and wealth in the form of ears of wheat. Colour lithograph after A. Games, 1952.
Abram GamesDate: [1952]Reference: 20289i
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Two alchemists seeming to produce gold from a furnace; the accompanying text satirises those who pursue alchemy for gold alone. Engraving by C. Weigel, 1698.
Date: 1698Reference: 37221i
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A poor doctor takes the pulse of a rich, corpulent patient and announces that he is very ill. Lithograph after E.J. Pigal, c. 1840.
Q3047679Date: [c. 1840]Reference: 16491i
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A wealthy doctor counting money. Lithograph.
Date: 1845Reference: 16616i
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Richesse et population / Alfred Sauvy.
Alfred SauvyDate: 1944
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A rich physician feels the pulse of a poor, sick patient; he tells him he is fine. Coloured stipple engraving by J.J. after E.J. Pigal, c. 1840.
Q3047679Date: [c. 1840]Reference: 16486i
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Luxury : a rich history / Peter McNeil & Giorgio Riello.
Peter McNeilDate: 2016
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A wealthy lady visiting the poor, and giving charity to an old woman wearing spectacles in bed. Line engraving after J.B. Greuze.
Jean-Baptiste GreuzeReference: 17045i
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A man resting after a drink; representing good digestion. Coloured lithograph by C.J. Traviès.
TravièsReference: 16493i
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A rich physician feels the pulse of a poor, sick patient; he tells him he is fine. Coloured lithograph by E.J. Pigal, 1822.
Q3047679Date: [1822]Reference: 16485i
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Kings examine the skeleton of King Croesus; allegory of vanity in the face of death. Etching by A. Allard.
Reference: 26744i
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A life in 24 silhouettes of Jan Kwak, a successful quack-doctor. Process print after N. Bodenheim, c. 1900.
Bodenheim, Nelly, 1874-1951.Reference: 17777i
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Ananias drops dead after having secretly withheld part of his wealth from the communal fund of the apostles. Engraving after Raphael.
RaphaelReference: 24787i
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A wealthy man at his dinner table is offered a clyster by a servant. Lithograph by Tal-Zar.
Tal-Zar.Reference: 16923i
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A liveried footman sends on their way a starving family who are sitting outside the side-door of a mansion. Wood engraving by J. Thompson after Fred Tayler.
John Frederick TaylerDate: [1845]Reference: 31995i
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Christ among sick people and the Pharisees ('The hundred guilder print'). Etching by T. Worlidge, 1758, after Rembrandt, 1649.
RembrandtDate: 1758Reference: 23835i
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Lazarus's sores are licked by dogs as Dives feasts. Process print, 1931, after J. Lamsveld.
Jan LamsveltDate: 1931Reference: 23941i
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Judith Levy, a rich Jewess. Etching.
Reference: 866i
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The infant Jesus grabs at the gold offered to him by the Magi. Engraving by S.A. Bolswert after Sir P.P. Rubens.
Peter Paul RubensReference: 22186i
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A vain man making extravagant charitable bequests. Engraving by N. Guérard, 1715/1719.
Nicolas GuérardDate: [1715/1719]Reference: 46978i
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A dwarfish alchemist, caricatured because of the vanity of his obsession. Line engraving, c. 1720.
Reference: 17843i

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A surgeon about to let blood from a woman patient in a richly furnished room. Engraving by A. Bosse.

A doctor, straddled by a skeleton, holds a full purse in his hands; signifying that he lives well off others' deaths. Coloured lithograph by G. Engelmann.

Ananias drops dead after having secretly withheld part of his wealth from the communal fund of the apostles. Engraving after Raphael.

Christ stands among sick people ('The hundred guilder print'). Etching after Rembrandt, 1649.

A man proffering health and wealth in the form of ears of wheat. Colour lithograph after A. Games, 1952.

Two alchemists seeming to produce gold from a furnace; the accompanying text satirises those who pursue alchemy for gold alone. Engraving by C. Weigel, 1698.

A poor doctor takes the pulse of a rich, corpulent patient and announces that he is very ill. Lithograph after E.J. Pigal, c. 1840.

A wealthy doctor counting money. Lithograph.

Richesse et population / Alfred Sauvy.

A rich physician feels the pulse of a poor, sick patient; he tells him he is fine. Coloured stipple engraving by J.J. after E.J. Pigal, c. 1840.

Luxury : a rich history / Peter McNeil & Giorgio Riello.

A wealthy lady visiting the poor, and giving charity to an old woman wearing spectacles in bed. Line engraving after J.B. Greuze.

A man resting after a drink; representing good digestion. Coloured lithograph by C.J. Traviès.

A rich physician feels the pulse of a poor, sick patient; he tells him he is fine. Coloured lithograph by E.J. Pigal, 1822.

Kings examine the skeleton of King Croesus; allegory of vanity in the face of death. Etching by A. Allard.

A life in 24 silhouettes of Jan Kwak, a successful quack-doctor. Process print after N. Bodenheim, c. 1900.

Ananias drops dead after having secretly withheld part of his wealth from the communal fund of the apostles. Engraving after Raphael.

A wealthy man at his dinner table is offered a clyster by a servant. Lithograph by Tal-Zar.

A liveried footman sends on their way a starving family who are sitting outside the side-door of a mansion. Wood engraving by J. Thompson after Fred Tayler.

Christ among sick people and the Pharisees ('The hundred guilder print'). Etching by T. Worlidge, 1758, after Rembrandt, 1649.

Lazarus's sores are licked by dogs as Dives feasts. Process print, 1931, after J. Lamsveld.

Judith Levy, a rich Jewess. Etching.

The infant Jesus grabs at the gold offered to him by the Magi. Engraving by S.A. Bolswert after Sir P.P. Rubens.

A vain man making extravagant charitable bequests. Engraving by N. Guérard, 1715/1719.

A dwarfish alchemist, caricatured because of the vanity of his obsession. Line engraving, c. 1720.