M0006914: Scene from Krispinjn Medicyn depicting Krispyn being saved by a ghost

Previous title, replaced May 2020: Scenes from a play Krispinjn Medicyn

Photograph of a goauche and pastel drawing by Cornelis Troost, of a scene from the comedic play, Krispyn medicyn. The scene depicts Krispyn being rescued by a ghost friend of his lover, Katryn, from being dissected alive by Doctor Mirobolan. This reproduction was made during the VI International Congress for the History of Medicine held in Leiden 1927 at the Exposition d'art Medico-Historique and is described as Dessin [Drawing] 52, Krispijn medicyn, in the exhibition catalogue. The original drawing is held by the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Related images: M0006915

1 May 1940

1 photograph sheet film negative; 17.5 x 12.5 cm

A copy of the exhibition catalogue has been digitised by the National library of the Netherlands Catalogue d'une collection d'art medico-historique.

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 2020.

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