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Skeleton of a woman: anterior view. Line engraving by A. Bell after J.-J. Sue, 1798.
- Sue, M. (Jean Joseph), 1710-1792.
- Date
- [1798]
- Reference
- 689073i
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Credit: Skeleton of a woman: anterior view. Line engraving by A. Bell after J.-J. Sue, 1798. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark
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Publication/Creation
[Edinburgh] : [A. Bell], [1798]
Physical description
1 print : engraving ; platemark 36.5 x 20.9 cm
Lettering
Tab. XLIX. Part 3 Pl. 90. A. Bell prin. Wal. sculptor fecit.
Creator/production credits
According to Schiebinger, the design may be the work of Marie-Geneviève-Charlotte Thiroux d'Arconville
References note
Londa Schiebinger, 'Skeletons in the closet: the first illustrations of the female skeleton in eighteenthcentury anatomy', in: C. Gallagher and T. Laqueur (edd.), The making of the modern body: sexuality and society in the nineteenth century, Berkeley 1987, pp. 42-82 (this print pp. 58-59, p. 77 n. 53, p. 78 n. 59)
Reference
Wellcome Library no. 689073i
Type/Technique
Languages
- Latin
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