Le doigt magique ou le magnetisme animal.

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A caricature of mesmerism, from De arts in de caricatuur, by Cornelis Veth. Published Amsterdam, ca. 1925. The doctor, having discarded his wig and cloak hypnotises the woman in the guise of Bottom from 'Midsummer Might's Dream'. One hand strokes the patient while with a finger of the other she is hypnotised. Engraving.

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