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David Teniers has a gipsy fortune-teller read the palm of his wife. Engraving by L. Surugue, 1750, after D. Teniers the younger.

A man cuts his finger with a knife; representing the sense of touch. Pen drawing by A. Overlaet, 1761, after D. Teniers.

People are dancing to the music of the bagpipes and eating and drinking in the streets of the village. Engraving by E. Thelot after David Teniers.

A lecherous drinker sits with a girl at a barrel table in a dingy tavern. Engraving by P. Canot, c. 1756, after D. Teniers, the younger.

A man applying a plaster to his hand outside in a rural setting; representing the sense of touch. Etching by J.P. Le Bas, 1736, after D. Teniers the younger.

A surgeon holds up a tooth which he has extracted. Oil painting after D. Teniers.

The temptation of Saint Antony Abbot. Etching by J.P. Le Bas after D. Teniers.

Five men gather round a table to play cards, drink and smoke in a dingy smoke den. Engraving by J. Goldar after D. Teniers, the younger.

A country pedlar selling medicines from a basket. Etching by T. Kitchin after D. Teniers the younger.

A man reading a grimoire, grinning; next to him a hooded man, kneeling on the floor, is holding a torch: they are conjuring up demons. Mezzotint after D. Teniers the younger, 1750/1790.

An alchemist with his assistants in his laboratory. Engraving by J.P. Le Bas, 1747, after D. Teniers.

The interior of a tavern with men smoking and drinking by a barrel table and playing cards by the fire. Etching by J. Taylor (?), c. 1800, after D. Teniers.

A surgeon treating an elderly man's foot, his wife observes the scene. Pen drawing after D. Teniers, the younger.

Four monkeys dressed as musicians giving a concert. Coloured engraving after D Teniers.

Three men sit smoking at a barrel-table in a dingy smoke-filled den, others play cards. Engraving by R. Cooper, c. 1813, after J.(?) W. Strutt after D. Teniers the younger.

An alchemist in his laboratory. Oil painting by a follower of David Teniers the younger.

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Teniers, David, 1610-1690

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The interior of a tavern with men smoking and drinking by a barrel table and playing cards by the fire. Etching by J. Taylor (?), c. 1800, after D. Teniers.

A surgeon treating an elderly man's foot, his wife observes the scene. Pen drawing after D. Teniers, the younger.

Four monkeys dressed as musicians giving a concert. Coloured engraving after D Teniers.

Three men sit smoking at a barrel-table in a dingy smoke-filled den, others play cards. Engraving by R. Cooper, c. 1813, after J.(?) W. Strutt after D. Teniers the younger.

An alchemist in his laboratory. Oil painting by a follower of David Teniers the younger.