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Title
The skeleton of a boy nine years of age, leaning on the scull of an horse, which comparatively shews the size of the boy
The skeleton of a boy nine years of age, leaning on the skull of a horse, which comparatively shows the size of the boy
Subject
Child
Bone and Boness--anatomy & histology
Skeleton
Book Illustrations
Horses--anatomy & histology
Skull--anatomy & histology
Book Illustrations
Description
Engraved by Gerard van der Gucht and Mr. Shinevoet.
Anatomical diagram of a skeletal figure of a child, aged 9 years, leaning on the skull of a horse.
The image is printed a second time without the labels.
Title from caption on previous page.
Creator
Van der Gucht, Gerard, 1696-1776
Shinevoet, Mr.
Source
Original image in: Cheselden, William, 1688-1752. Osteographia, or The anatomy of the bones (London, 1733). Z 17 (Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia)
Osteographia, William Cheselden's work on human and animal bones, was first published in London in 1733. The book's elegant and sometimes playful illustrations were created with the use of a camera obscura and engraved by Gerard van der Gucht and Mr. Shinevoet.
Publisher
Digitized by the Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Date
1733
Language
eng
Type
StillImage
Identifier
Z_17.pl33a
Z_17.pl33b
Original Format
1 print : copperplate engraving
Physical Dimensions
50 x 34 cm
Citation
Van der Gucht, Gerard, 1696-1776 and Shinevoet, Mr., “The skeleton of a boy nine years of age, leaning on the scull of an horse, which comparatively shews the size of the boy,” The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Digital Library, accessed October 31, 2025, https://cppdigitallibrary.org/items/show/2309.