Antique Medical Anatomy Print-THORAX-DIAPHRAGM-Bourgery-1831

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

Size in cm: The overall size is ca. 28 x 40.5 cm. The image size is ca. 24 x 30 cm. Size in inch: The overall size is ca. 11 x 15.9 inch. The image size is ca. 9.4 x 11.8 inch.

Plate 81: ‘Diaphragme. Plan Lateral’. (Diaphragm. Side.) This plate shows the diaphragm of an adult. Side view. Sternum, lumbar vertebra, cartilage etc. 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: Fine. General age related toning and occasional light staining from handling as visible on image.

Keywords: ANTIQUE MEDICAL ANATOMY PRINT-THORAX-DIAPHRAGM-BOURGERY

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