A barber-surgeon extracting stones from a woman's head; symbolising the expulsion of 'folly' (insanity). Watercolour by J. Cats, 1787, after B. Maton.

  • Maton, Bartholomaeus, 1643 or 1646-
Date:
1787
Reference:
21154i

Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Credit: A barber-surgeon extracting stones from a woman's head; symbolising the expulsion of 'folly' (insanity). Watercolour by J. Cats, 1787, after B. Maton. Wellcome Collection. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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