Dissection of the abdomen of a pregnant woman, showing the foetus: the nude woman is shown seated on a canopied chair in an outdoor setting, while a man with spectacles gazes from a balcony. Woodcut, 1545.

  • Estienne, Charles, 1504-approximately 1564.
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[1545]
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579786i
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[Paris] : [S. Colinaeus], [1545]

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1 print : woodcut ; sheet 31.4 x 21.2 cm

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Corp. humani ; lib. III ; A. Secundarum pars interior membranosa ; B. Secundarum pars exterior carnosa, & infinitis venarum osculis referta ; D. Meatus ab umbilico foetus ad collum & axillas devolutus Bears signature: S. iiij Bears number: 275

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Wellcome Collection 579786i

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