The anatomical lesson of Nicolaes Tulp Dissected Anointing / Demonstration Anatomique (title on object); Group portrait of the Amsterdam surgeons during an anatomical lesson. The men sit and stand around a table on which a corpse lies. Doctor Nicolaes Tulp teaches. He has opened the arm of the corpse and holds up a bundle of arm muscles with a pair of pliers; while he makes a demonstrating gesture with his other hand. In addition to Nicolaes Tulp; surgeons Jacob Blok; Hartman Hartmansz; Adraen Slabran; Jacob de Witt; Mathijs Kalkoen; Jacob Koolvelt and Frans van Loenen are depicted. Caption in Dutch and French; historical person (TULP; NICOLAES); anatomy lesson; Nicolaes Tulp; Johannes Pieter de Frey (mentioned on object); Amsterdam; 1798; paper; etching; h 315 mm x w 372 mm