Antique Medical Anatomy Print-NECK-MUSCLES-POSTERIOR-SPLENIUS-P 87-Bourgery-1831

Original hand coloured crayon style lithographs on a vellin type paper. on paper.

Size in cm: The overall size is ca. 31 x 42.5 cm. The image size is ca. 22 x 33.5 cm. Size in inch: The overall size is ca. 12.2 x 16.7 inch. The image size is ca. 8.7 x 13.2 inch.

Plate 87: ‘Details des muscles posterieurs du cou.’ (Details of the posterior neck muscles. serratus muscle, splenius etc.) Sheet with descriptive text included. This attractive original old antique print / plate originates from: ‘Traite complet de l’anatomie de l’homme, comprenant la medicine operatoire.’, by Jean Marc Bourgery, published in Paris by C.A. Delaunay, 1831-54. The detailed illustrations of anatomy and surgery in this work are considered unsurpassed! Each plate comes with the corresponding print index.Artists and Engravers: Author: Jean Baptiste Marc Bourgery (1797-1849). The artist who directed the massive program of prosection, and who was responsible for 512 of the spectacular illustrations, was Nicholas-Henri Jacob (1782-1871) a student of the neo-classical painter of the French Revolution, Jacques-Louis David.

Condition: Good given age. Paper somewhat browned and occasional light staining from handling as visible on image. Please study scan carefully.

Keywords: ANTIQUE MEDICAL ANATOMY PRINT-NECK-MUSCLES-POSTERIOR-SPLENIUS-P 87-BOURGERY

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