A monkey barber-surgeon's establishment. Oil painting after David Teniers the younger.

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<p>A singerie: a monkey-barber is trimming the whiskers of a cat. Left, a monkey-surgeon is treating the injured foot of another monkey. Another monkey with a wound on its head is being brought in for treatment</p>

A monkey barber-surgeon's establishment. Oil painting after David Teniers the younger.

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