Stories
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Drawing the human animal
We might try to deny our animal instincts, but this series of extraordinary 17th-century drawings suggests they are only too apparent.
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The painter, the psychiatrist and a fashion for hysteria
A dramatic painting brings a famous event in medical history alive. But it also tells a tale about the health preoccupations of the time.
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The Académie des Sciences et des Beaux Arts, Paris: showing a variety of subjects to learn. Engraving by J. Sturt.
Sturt, John, 1658-1730.Reference: 21492i- Pictures
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The Académie des Sciences et des Beaux Arts, Paris: showing various methods of study and teaching with a lettered key. Line engraving.
Reference: 21481i- Pictures
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The Académie des Sciences et des Beaux Arts, Paris: showing a variety of subjects studied there. Line engraving by G. Herth after G. Stein.
Stein, Gottfried, -1790.Reference: 21390i- Pictures
The Académie des Sciences et des Beaux Arts, Paris: showing a variety of subjects to learn, mythical figures, ballooning and pyramids. Engraving by A. Bell after Le Clerc.
Le Clerc, Sébastien, 1637-1714.Reference: 21486i- Pictures
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The Château de Maison near Paris. Etching.
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