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Title
A composition of two fetal skeletons
Subject
Fetus--anatomy & histology
Skeleton
Bone and Bones--embryology
Book Illustrations
Description
Engraved by C. Huyberts from a specimen by Frederik Ruysch.
A composition of two fetal skeletons (twins) standing beside a tomb with a fetus inside. The two skeletons appear to weep into tissue made of membranes, and about the tomb are bones and trees made of arteries.
Title supplied by cataloger.
Creator
Huyberts, Cornelis
Ruysch, Frederik, 1638-1731
Source
Original image in: Ruysch, Frederik, 1638-1731. Thesaurus anatomicus decimus (Amstelaedami : Apud Janssonio-Waesbergios, 1717). Af 37 v.2 Pam 5 (Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia)
Thesaurus Anatomicus, a 10-part work first published from 1701 to 1716, is a catalog of Frederik Ruysch's unusual anatomical collection. Illustrated with over 40 plates, engraved by Joseph Mulder and Cornelis Huyberts, Ruysch's collection contains odd assemblages of primarily human anatomical specimens, some of which he composed with the help of his daughter, the painter, Rachel Ruysch. In addition to the curiosities that he contributed to the science of anatomy, Ruysch also advanced techniques in dissection and embalming.
Publisher
Digitized by the Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Date
1709
Language
lat
dut
Type
StillImage
Identifier
Af_37_v2.pam3.tab1
Original Format
1 print : engraving
Physical Dimensions
21 x 16 cm
Citation
Huyberts, Cornelis and Ruysch, Frederik, 1638-1731, “A composition of two fetal skeletons,” The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Digital Library, accessed November 3, 2025, https://cppdigitallibrary.org/items/show/1487.