M0016884: Two surgeons treating two seated male patients in a surgery, 17th century

Previous title, replaced March 2022: Two surgeons treating two seated male patients in a surgery,

Line engraving by W. Kilian, 1652, after C. Ortz of two surgeons treating two seated male patients in a surgery. The older of the two surgeons is cauterising the shoulder of the patient via a method known as "Capsula Casseriana", which involves using a wooden box to hide the red-hot iron from the patient's eyes. The younger of the surgeons (on the right) is applying leeches, visible in a bowl on the table, to the patient's neck and back. Related images: V0016709

May 1958

1 photograph glass plate negative; 16.5 x 12 cm/photographic print; 14.5 x 11.3 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the item depicted in the glass plate negative: 22315i

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2022.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.