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Title
The side view of the sceleton of a very robust man, put into this attitude to represent the figure in a larger scale
The side view of the skeleton of a very robust man, put into this attitude to represent the figure in a larger scale
Subject
Bone and Boness--anatomy & histology
Skeleton
Religion
Book Illustrations
Description
Engraved by Gerard van der Gucht and Mr. Shinevoet.
Anatomical diagram of a male skeletal figure, lateral view, kneeling and praying.
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.pl36
Original Format
1 print : copperplate engraving
Physical Dimensions
50 x 34 cm
Citation
Van der Gucht, Gerard, 1696-1776 and Shinevoet, Mr., “The side view of the sceleton of a very robust man, put into this attitude to represent the figure in a larger scale,” The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Digital Library, accessed October 31, 2025, https://cppdigitallibrary.org/items/show/2312.