De piskijker, RP-P-1903-A-23306, Willem van Mieris, between 1760 and 1834

Identification title(s): the piss viewer. Object type: print object number: rp-p-1903-a-23306. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, center verso, stamped: lugt 2228. Description: a doctor studies urine in a urinal that he holds above his head. On the table in front of him are the basket that goes with the urinal and a belly bottle. Next to it is a spoon. In the background a bookcase. At the bottom of the print is a poem on medicine in dutch and french. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: elisabeth marie simons (mentioned on object), after a painting by: willem van mieris (mentioned on object). Place of manufacture: brussels (possible). Dating: 1760 - 1834. Physical features: etching and engraving. Material: paper technique: etching / engraving (printing process). Dimensions: plate edge: h 362 mm × w 268 mm. Subject: what: urinal (and basket), physician, doctor study; 'studiolo'; library. Acquisition: purchase 1903. Date: between 1760 and 1834.