Tandarts onderzoekt het gebit van een militair before 1909

Constant Aimé Marie Cap made this delicate etching, Tandarts onderzoekt het gebit van een militair, and you can just see the scraping, scratching marks of the etching needle. The dentist hunches over his patient, peering into his mouth. Cap has him holding what looks like a horrifyingly sharp metal tool. Is he wincing? The dentist maybe looks just as stressed as the poor soldier. It's fascinating to think about the work of other artists. You know, how we look at each other’s marks and wonder about the decisions, the thinking, and the making. What did Cap think as he made this? Did he know how to make people feel a bit uncomfortable just by watching? Artists, we're all in this conversation. We can see each other across time, inspiring each other's work. I wonder if he ever went to the dentist himself?