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Detail from "The Sick
Woman" (De zieke vrouw), (see other details - |
A | B |) by Jan Steen (1626-1679) - Rijks Museum of Art, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Note: Flushed face indicative of a febrile disease, in this case
the swelling of the small articulations of the hand (see here) suggest that it is Rheumatic Fever.
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