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This painting shows a chiropodist or surgeon examining a man’s left foot. The injured man, in a blue garment and light brown trousers, is on a chair holding his leg upwards. He looks at the viewers. His expression of pain, somewhat theatrical, contrasts with the rest of the figures, as well as the injured man’s own static position. The foot is not only a symbol of mobility and stability but also of human vulnerability. This painting is likely to have been painted by David Teniers, although his tutor, Adrian Brouwer, has his name captioned on the frame. David Teniers was baptised in Antwerp in 1610 and among his travels were Paris and Devon, England. He learned from his father David Teniers the elder, and Adriaen Brouwer, who was the greatest painter of genre scenes at that time.

Essex Record Office

Chelmsford

Title

Surgery with Chiropodist Operating on Foot

Date

1610–1690

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 38.1 x W 54.6 cm

Accession number

60

Work type

Painting

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Essex Record Office

Wharf Road, Chelmsford, Essex CM2 6YT England

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