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At the centre, a toothdrawer operates or pretends to operate on a man who hits out at him or (if he is a member of the company) pretends to do so. On the left, a man wearing a red tunic and a black and red kilt-like garment plays a brass instrument. On the right a merry-andrew in harlequin's costume plays the drums.
Title
A Company of Itinerant Toothdrawers Performing on a Stage
Date
c.1860 (?)
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 19.2 x W 24.4 cm
Accession number
44636i
Acquisition method
purchased by Henry S. Wellcome in Paris, 1933
Work type
Painting