A monkey patient being treated by a monkey surgeon with a clyster, the latest French fashion accessory. Line engraving, c. 1660.

1 print : line engraving ; image 13.9 x 18.6 cm

Och Aap gy loopt gevaar men moet uw fluks clisteeren/ La moode de franse un boeuljon zoo kan u smert verkeeren

Wellcome Collection 17510i

The print is a parody of a painting by Jan Steen known as 'The doctor's visit'. In the Steen, the patient is a woman and the small monkey holding the pot is a dog sitting beside a pot.