This is a vintage illustration depicting a dentist performing a procedure on a patient. The dentist, a man with long, wavy, light-colored hair, is smiling and holding a large, ornate dental tool in both hands, inserting it into the patient's mouth. He's also holding a smaller, pointed tool in his right hand. The patient is seated in a wooden chair, wearing a blue coat and a white head covering. Their face is contorted in pain, with eyes closed and mouth wide open. The illustration is done in a style reminiscent of the late 18th or early 19th century, with detailed linework and a slightly exaggerated, caricatured style. The background is a plain, off-white color.