An old physician taking the pulse of a seated patient; representing the sense of touch. Aquatint with etching by J.-B. Le Prince, 1775.

  • Le Prince, Jean-Baptiste, 1734-1781.
Date:
1775
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563652i
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The costume of the patient suggests the possibility of a Russian rather than a French subject: Le Prince was in Russia from 1757 to about 1770

In the background a young man kisses a young woman, another example of the sense of touch

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1775

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1 print : aquatint, with etching ; platemark 16.6 x 11 cm

Lettering

Le toucher ; Le Prince 1775

References note

Yves Sjöberg, Inventaire du fonds français, graveurs du XVIIIe siècle, Bibliothèque nationale, Département des estampes, tome 14, Paris 1977, p. 481, no. 178 ("175-179. Les cinq sens... Suite de cinq pièces à l'aquatinte. … 178. "Le toucher." Un médecin tâte le pouls d'une vieille femme malade. Dans le fond, à g., un jeune homme et une jeune femme s'embrassent. Signé dans l'angle inférieur g. : "Le Prince, 1775." H. 0 m 135 x L. 0 m 090. … Hédou, 112.")

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Wellcome Collection 563652i

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