The Dentist and his Patient
- 1800 – 1899
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.This small painting on metal is a copy of Gerrit Dou's (also known as Gerrit Douw or Dow) [artist unknown] popular dentist scene in Dresden. Through the illusionistic frame of a large window, we see a dentist in a red fur cap, proudly displaying the tooth he has just pulled from his patient. The patient, a young boy, grimaces in pain, holding onto his wide-brimmed hat. A copper basin, bottle, and other medical tools rest on the broad windowsill. Like the other paintings on metal in the collection, this one was probably created in the 19th century and was made by transferring a lithograph print onto a metal plate and then painting over top of the printed image in oils. These inexpensive copies were popular souvenirs at European tourist destinations.
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Fisher Scientific, Pittsburgh, PA, acquired by Chester Fisher, prior to 1965 [1]; Fisher Scientific International Inc., Hampton, NH. The Chemical Heritage Foundation, 2000 (from Fisher Scientific International). Show notes[1] Chester Fisher died in 1965. |
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The Dentist and His Patient. Oil paint (paint), metal, 1800–1899. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/cz30pt82h.
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