M0006915: Scene from Krispinjn Medicyn depicting Krispyn being saved by a ghost

Date:
1 May 1940
Reference:
WT/D/1/20/1/58/83
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M0006915: Scene from Krispinjn Medicyn depicting Krispyn being saved by a ghost. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

About this work

Also known as

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

Description

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] 53, Krispijn medicyn, in the exhibition catalogue. The original drawing is held by the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Related images: M0006914

Publication/Creation

1 May 1940

Physical description

1 photograph sheet film negative; 17.5 x 12.5 cm

Related material

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

Notes

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.

Terms of use

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

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