Visit to the Quack Doctor, 1745


A married man having contracted venereal disease, accompanied by his grieving mistress, visits a quack doctor and female accomplice. Icons of death, such as skulls, skeletons, anatomical dissections, surround the figures.


Size: 3600px × 2859px
Photo credit: © Photo Researchers / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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