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The sceleton of a woman, in the same proportions with the venus of Medicis

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Title

The sceleton of a woman, in the same proportions with the venus of Medicis
The skeleton of a woman, in the same proportions with the venus of Medicis

Subject

Bone and Boness--anatomy & histology
Skeleton
Book Illustrations

Description

Engraved by Gerard van der Gucht and Mr. Shinevoet.
Anatomical diagram of a female skeletal figure in a pose similar to the Medici Venus.
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

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.pl34a
Z_17.pl34b

Original Format

1 print : copperplate engraving

Physical Dimensions

50 x 34 cm

Citation

Van der Gucht, Gerard, 1696-1776 and Shinevoet, Mr., “The sceleton of a woman, in the same proportions with the venus of Medicis,” The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Digital Library, accessed May 4, 2024, https://cppdigitallibrary.org/items/show/2310.