The Cure of Telephus

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  • Portrait of Telephus being cured by the rust of the same spear that wounded him. Telephus is lying on the bed and two men are attending him. A young boy is holding the spear and one of the men is scraping rust from the spear. Text in English, French, German, and Dutch. Drawn and engraved by B. Picart.
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  • 01923
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  • History of Medicine Collection
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