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  • Principles of lithotrity; or a treatise on the art of extracting the stone without incision / By Baron Heurteloup.
  • Principles of lithotrity; or a treatise on the art of extracting the stone without incision / By Baron Heurteloup.
  • Principles of lithotrity; or a treatise on the art of extracting the stone without incision / By Baron Heurteloup.
  • Principles of lithotrity; or a treatise on the art of extracting the stone without incision / By Baron Heurteloup.
  • Principles of lithotrity; or a treatise on the art of extracting the stone without incision / By Baron Heurteloup.
  • Die Steinbeschwerden der Harnblase, ihre verwandten Übel, und der Blasenschnitt, bei beiden Geschlechtern / Von Vincenz ritter V. Kern.
  • An itinerant surgeon extracting stones from a man's head; symbolising the expulsion of 'folly' (insanity), they are surrounded by a group of people. Pencil drawing by P. Quast, 1645.
  • An itinerant surgeon extracting stones from a man's head; symbolising the expulsion of 'folly' (insanity), they are surrounded by a group of people. Pencil drawing by P. Quast, 1645.
  • An itinerant surgeon extracting stones from a man's head; symbolising the expulsion of 'folly' (insanity), they are surrounded by a group of people. Pencil drawing by P. Quast, 1645.
  • An itinerant surgeon extracting stones from a grimacing patient; symbolising the expulsion of 'folly' (insanity). Engraving.
  • A lateral incision into the hypogastrium for removal of bladder stone. Engraving by B. Prevost after L.J. Goussier.
  • Germain Colot performing an operation for bladder stone. Coloured pencil drawing by A. Rivoulon.
  • Germain Colot performing an operation for bladder stone. Lithograph by A. Rivoulon, 1851.
  • A surgeon in his workroom extracting stones from a man's head; symbolising the expulsion of 'folly' (insanity). Gouache painting by J. Einsle, 1806, after G. Dou.
  • An itinerant surgeon extracting stones from a man's head; symbolising the expulsion of 'folly' (insanity) Line engraving by L. van Leyden, 1524.
  • An itinerant surgeon extracting stones from a man's head; symbolising the expulsion of 'folly' (insanity) Line engraving after L. van Leyden.
  • An itinerant surgeon extracting stones from a man's head; symbolising the expulsion of 'folly' (insanity) Line engraving by L. van Leyden, 1524.
  • A surgeon performing a lithotomy on a patient who is being restrained by three assistants. Coloured engraving.
  • A surgeon performing a lithotomy on a patient who is being restrained by three assistants, with five other anatomical illustrations. Engraving by F. Sesoni, 1749, after L. Heister.
  • A surgeon removing a plaster from a man's back, with five people looking on. Oil painting attributed to Adriaen Rombouts, 16--.
  • A surgeon performing a lithotomy on a patient who is being restrained by three assistants, with ten other anatomical illustrations. Engraving by R. Parr.
  • A surgeon performing a lithotomy on a patient who is being restrained by three assistants, with five other anatomical illustrations. Engraving by J. Mynde.
  • An itinerant surgeon extracting stones from a man's head; symbolising the expulsion of 'folly' (insanity), in the background is a manic woman who is waiting for the operation. Photogravure, 1926, after T. de Brij after M. de Vos.
  • An itinerant surgeon extracting stones from a woman's head; symbolising the removal of her 'folly' (insanity). Line engraving after N. Weydtmans after himself.
  • A surgeon performing a suprapubic lithotomy on a boy. Lithograph by R. Lemoine, 1899.
  • A surgeon performing a suprapubic lithotomy on a boy. Lithograph by R. Lemoine, 1899.
  • A barber-surgeon extracting stones from a woman's head; symbolising the expulsion of 'folly' (insanity). Watercolour by J. Cats, 1787, after B. Maton.
  • A barber-surgeon extracting stones from a woman's head; symbolising the expulsion of 'folly' (insanity). Watercolour by J. Cats, 1787, after B. Maton.
  • Jean-Casimir-Félix Guyon holding up a gall-stone in a bottle after performing a lithotrity on a male patient, other doctors monitor the patient's condition. Heliogravure by Dujardin after E. Bisson, 1890.
  • Jean-Casimir-Félix Guyon holding up a gall-stone in a bottle after performing a lithotrity on a male patient, other doctors monitor the patient's condition. Heliogravure by Dujardin after E. Bisson, 1890.