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Genre scene of a surgeon operating on a seated man in a tavern as onlookers and a woman with a basin watch nearby.

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A Surgeon Removing pierres de tête, Jan Steen (1625), Wikimedia Commons. Via artnap.com

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A dimly lit tavern interior shows a seated man with his head tilted back over a basin held by a woman in a dark cloak, while a surgeon in a red cap leans in to operate. Onlookers crowd the doorway and window, and a pitcher, lantern, basket and a perched bird fill the scene.

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