#paulus furst

A 1656 engraving by Paulus Fürst (1608-1666) titled “Der Doktor Schnabel von Rom” (“Dr. Beak from Rome”).  The accompanying poem, in a mix of German and Latin, pokes fun at plague doctors for incompetence and avarice.  You can read more about Paulus Fürst here, and about the image itself (including a translation of the poem) here.  (Image Source)

Lady with a houpette from Nuremberg, Germany by Wenceslas Hollar after Paulus Fürst excudit, c. 1645