Gewaande zieke 1856

"Gewaande zieke" (Imagined Sick) is an 1856 lithograph by Dutch artist Adolf Carel Nunnink (1813-1894), currently housed in the Rijksmuseum. This artwork depicts a scene of a doctor being called to a patient, likely in a domestic setting. The composition features a group of individuals in a room, highlighting the doctor and the "patient," whose ailment is potentially exaggerated or even imagined. This piece is representative of Nunnink's focus on everyday life and social commentary, particularly within the context of 19th-century Dutch society.