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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
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.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 November 30, 2024, https://cppdigitallibrary.org/items/show/2310.