2 Antique Prints-SURGICAL INSTRUMENT-AMPUTATION-SAW-KNIFE-Bernard-Davesne-1846

Engraving / stipple engraving on a vellin type paper with original hand colouring. on paper.

Size in cm: The overall size is ca. 10 x 16.5 cm. The image size is ca. 9 x 14 cm. Size in inch: The overall size is ca. 3.9 x 6.5 inch. The image size is ca. 3.5 x 5.5 inch.

Plate III – IV: These 2 plates show surgical instruments for amputations. knives, pincers, tweezers, saws etc. Copy of descriptive text available. This original antique print originates from ‘Precis iconographique de medecine operatoire et d’anatomie chirurgicale.’ by Claude Bernard and Charles Huette, published by Mequignon-Marvis, Paris 1846.Artists and Engravers: Claude Bernard (1813 – 1878) was a French physiologist. Historian Bernard Cohen of Harvard University called Bernard ‘one of the greatest of all men of science’. Among many other accomplishments, he was one of the first to suggest the use of blind experiments to ensure the objectivity of scientific observations. M. Davesne, French engraver.

Condition: Good. General age-related toning. Damp stain bottom left and right, not affecting image. Margin’s partially cut short. Please study scan carefully.

Keywords: 2 ANTIQUE PRINTS-SURGICAL INSTRUMENT-AMPUTATION-SAW-KNIFE-BERNARD-DAVESNE

(PCO) C195-02