Heelmeester 1695

"Heelmeester" (1695) is a black and white etching by Dutch artist Cornelis Dusart (1660-1704). The print, housed in the Rijksmuseum, depicts a comedic scene of a man receiving a painful-looking treatment for his leg. The exaggerated expressions of the figures and the chaotic nature of the scene are typical of Dusart's genre paintings, which often focused on the lives of ordinary people. The work exemplifies the artist's skill in capturing the humor of everyday situations. The etching is a small one, measuring only 260 mm x 180 mm.