The King and his Physicians

This edition follows plate 48 in Atalanta Fugiens. The complete historical page and its explanatory text remain available in the source record. Source attribution: Matthäus Merian the Elder, after Michael Maier. Museum date: 1618 (engraving). Source medium: Hand-coloured engraving. Source portfolio: Atalanta Fugiens, emblem 48.

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