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Quack
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Quack

Franz Anton Maulbertsch · 1785 · etching; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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A quack doctor and his entourage on an open stage in the city. The man on the right pulls a tooth from one of the spectators. To the left a man climbs a ladder with a sausage attached to his trousers. Another tries to cut off the sausage. In the foreground a woman with child.

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Credit lineKwakzalver. 1785. Franz Anton Maulbertsch. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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