"Plague Doctor," by Unknown (1910)
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Archival Inkjet on Matte Finish Fine Art Paper
About the Artwork
The subject of this watercolor is a 17th century physician wearing plague preventive garb. The equivalent of a modern hazmat suit, the costume was made almost entirely of waxed leather. The hat indicated the physician's profession, while the cane was used to manipulate objects at a distance. The beaked mask functioned as a primitive respirator, containing fragrant materials like rose, mint and lavender that promised to keep away the foul miasmas believed to transmit disease.
(Image by the Wellcome Library, London (CC BY 4.0).)
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