Gallery›Wellcome Collection›A surgeon in his workroom extracing stones from a man's head; symbolising the expulsion of 'folly'(insanity). Gouache (?) painting by Ginsle (?), 1806.
A surgeon in his workroom extracing stones from a man's head; symbolising the expulsion of 'folly'(insanity). Gouache (?) painting by Ginsle (?), 1806.
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A surgeon in his workroom extracing stones from a man's head; symbolising the expulsion of 'folly'(insanity). Gouache (?) painting by Ginsle (?), 1806.

Ginsle

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Lettering: Ginsle pinx 1806.

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