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Dupuis, Nicolas Gabriel, 1698-1771

Images

  • A French tooth-drawer wearing a turban and pretending to be Turkish in order to attract clients, holding a large tooth and an enormous tooth extractor. Engraving by N. Dupuis after F. Eisen.
  • Saint Francis of Assisi in wilderness, kneeling in front of a crucifix. Engraving by N. Dupuis, 1750, after J.B.M. Pierre.
  • A French tooth-drawer wearing a turban and pretending to be Turkish in order to attract clients, holding a large tooth and an enormous tooth extractor. Engraving by N. Dupuis after F. Eisen.
  • A seller of spectacles showing his wares and wearing a large pair of spectacles. Line engraving by N. Dupuis after F. Eisen.
  • A woman personifying anatomy looks searchingly into the light emanating from a corpse, but she is mortally threatened by the scythe of Time; representing anatomy's struggle with decay. Engraving by N-G. Dupuis, 1759, after J-B-M. Pierre.

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