A French Dentist Shewing a Specimen of his Artificial Teeth and False Palates

Thomas Rowlandson

National Gallery of Art

The image shows three individuals in close-up, focusing on their upper torsos and heads. The person on the left wears a blue coat and red waistcoat, with curly white hair, a gold hoop earring, a hooked nose, and a wide grin. The middle individual has exaggerated facial features, rosy cheeks, and is wearing a white cap with a pink ribbon and a yellow garment, touching their own face. The person on the right holds either gold pince-nez glasses or a dental tool, wearing a pink coat with a green collar, a bulbous nose, and an oversized mouth. The background has a light blue patterned backdrop and handwritten text near the top right corner.