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Printing the body
The 18th century saw multiple technical developments in both printing and medicine. Colourful collaborations ensued – to the benefit of growing ranks of medical students.
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Getting under the skin
Before the invention of X-ray in 1895 there was really only one way to accurately study the human body, and that was to cut it open.
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A skeleton, anterior view facing to right, with tendons. Oil painting by Jacques-Fabien Gautier D'Agoty, 1764/1765.
Gautier Dagoty, 1717-1785.Reference: 44564i- Pictures
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The brain: three dissections. Colour mezzotint by J.F. Gautier d'Agoty, 1748.
Gautier Dagoty, 1717-1785.Date: [1748]Reference: 560758i- Pictures
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Face and brain: dissections. Colour mezzotint by J.F. Gautier d'Agoty, 1748.
Gautier Dagoty, 1717-1785.Date: [1748]Reference: 560776i- Pictures
A standing écorché, posterior view, with left arm raised to the temple. Oil painting by Jacques-Fabien Gautier D'Agoty, 1764/1765.
Gautier Dagoty, 1717-1785.Reference: 44570i- Pictures
A standing figure, posterior view, showing superficial muscles and tendons. Oil painting by Jacques-Fabien Gautier D'Agoty, 1764/1765.
Gautier Dagoty, 1717-1785.Reference: 44567i