. ▁Most ▁experienced ▁sur geon , ▁clear est ▁writer ▁and ▁teacher , ▁most ▁v ener ated ▁and ▁bel oved ▁man ." ▁ ▁Style ▁ ▁The ▁work ▁is ▁a ▁prime ▁example ▁of ▁E ak ins ' s ▁scientific ▁real ism . ▁The ▁rendering ▁is ▁almost ▁photograph ically ▁precise ▁– ▁so ▁much ▁so ▁that ▁art ▁histor ians ▁have ▁been ▁able ▁to ▁identify ▁everyone ▁dep icted ▁in ▁the ▁painting , ▁with ▁the ▁exception ▁of ▁the ▁patient . ▁It ▁largely ▁repe ats ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁E ak ins ' s ▁earlier ▁The ▁G ross ▁C lin ic ▁( 1 8 7 5 ), ▁seen ▁at ▁the ▁Philadelphia ▁Museum ▁of ▁Art . ▁The ▁painting ▁echo es ▁the ▁subject ▁and ▁treatment ▁of ▁Rem brand t ' s ▁famous ▁An atom y ▁Less on ▁of ▁Dr . ▁Nicola es ▁T ulp ▁( 1 6 3 2 ) ▁( in ▁the ▁Maur it sh uis ▁museum ▁in ▁The ▁H ague , ▁the ▁Netherlands ), ▁and ▁other ▁earlier ▁dep ict ions ▁of ▁public ▁surg ery ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁front isp ie ce ▁of ▁Andreas ▁V es al ius ' s ▁De ▁hum ani ▁corpor is ▁fab rica ▁( 1 5 4 3 ), ▁the ▁Qu ack ▁Phys icians ' ▁Hall ▁( c . ▁ 1 7 3 0 ) ▁by ▁the ▁Dutch ▁artist ▁Eg bert ▁van ▁He em sk er ck , ▁and ▁the ▁fourth ▁scene ▁in ▁William ▁Hog arth ' s ▁The ▁Four ▁St ages ▁of ▁Cru el ty ▁( 1 7 5 1 ). ▁ ▁Mary ▁V . ▁C ly