In a domestic setting, a man stands before his bed, surrounded by family members. A doctor is seen extending his arm towards him. In the adjacent room, the aftermath of the man's recovery is depicted (refer to the first three prints of the series): his family members refuse to pay the doctor for his services. A devilish figure is featured prominently in the foreground, surrounded by medical textbooks and instruments. Beneath the scene are engraved Latin and Greek texts, and outside the plate edge but on the same leaf, a printed Dutch text explaining that the doctor is treated like a devil when it comes to payment for his services. This print is part of a series of four, illustrating how a doctor's perceived worth fluctuates during a house call: initially revered as a god, then an angel after first aid, as a human upon recovery, and finally as a devil when payment is due.
