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  • Muscles of the back and shoulder. Engraving after G. de Lairesse, 1739.
  • Three figures of the muscles of the foot, showing the sole of the foot progressively dissected.
  • A suspended lower arm from which the skin and fatty layer has been removed to reveal the muscles. Next to it is a knife and a surgical instrument case with its lid. Engraving after G. de Lairesse, 1739.
  • The muscles of the lower arm which act on the fingers, thumb and wrist raised from their origins and left at their insertions. Engraving after G. de Lairesse, 1739.
  • A deep dissection of the muscles of the thigh, seen from the back. Engraving after G. de Lairesse, 1739.
  • The muscles of the lower leg. Engraving after G. de Lairesse, 1739.
  • The muscles of the lower leg with the tendons separated from each other. Engraving after G. de Lairesse, 1739.
  • The muscles of the left hip and thigh dissected away to expose the bones of the hip and the head of the femur. Engraving after G. de Lairesse, 1739.
  • The ribs. Engraving after G. de Lairesse, 1739.
  • The muscles of the back of the hand and the forearm dissected. The tendons are raised and separated by various instruments. Engraving after G. de Lairesse, 1739.
  • The gluteus muscles of the left side of the body. Engraving after G. de Lairesse, 1739.
  • The muscles of the lower arm and hand dissected and spread out across the dissecting table and a book. Engraving after G. de Lairesse, 1739.
  • A back view of the muscles of the thigh, intact but slightly separated from each other. Engraving after G. de Lairesse, 1739.
  • The extensor muscles of the foot dissected and left attched at their insertions. Engraving after G. de Lairesse, 1739.
  • The muscles of the back, with the hands tied together at the wrist. Engraving after G. de Lairesse, 1739.
  • The trachea (windpipe) and bronchi. Engraving after G. de Lairesse, 1739.
  • The flexor muscles of the arm, hand and fingers, separated from each other and raised through the use of a dowel and a perforated box. Engraving after G. de Lairesse, 1739.
  • Muscles of the left thigh and hip. Engraving after G. de Lairesse, 1739.