About This Item
Title
Figure prodigieuse d'un enfant ayant la face d'une Grenoüille
Subject
Book Illustrations
Description
Title taken from caption of woodcut.
Image of a child born with the face of a frog.
Father told surgeon Jean Bellanger that one day his wife had a fever, and was advised to hold a frog in her hand until the frog died. That night, while still holding the frog, she went to bed with her husband and conceived. The resulting child had the face of a frog. Possibly a description of Treacher Collins Syndrome.
Creator
Paré, Ambroise, 1510?-1590
Source
Publisher
Digitized by the Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Date
1614
Language
French
Type
StillImage
Identifier
ZEa_9f.1022
Original Format
1 print : woodcut
Physical Dimensions
17 x 11 cm
Citation
Paré, Ambroise, 1510?-1590, “Figure prodigieuse d'un enfant ayant la face d'une Grenoüille,” The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Digital Library, accessed October 31, 2025, https://cppdigitallibrary.org/items/show/3109.