Antique Print-ANATOMY-NERVES-PERITONEUM-MEMBRANE-ORGAN-Bourgery-1831

Original crayon style lithographs with original hand colouring on a vellin type paper. on paper.

Size in cm: The overall size is ca. 42 x 31 cm. The image size is ca. 38 x 28 cm. Size in inch: The overall size is ca. 16.5 x 12.2 inch. The image size is ca. 15 x 11 inch.

Pl. 51 + explanatory text page: ‘Nerfs du peritoine’. This plate shows the nerves of the peritoneum 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: Excellent. General age related toning with occasional light staining / foxing or thumbing. Paper edges with occasional irregularities, not effecting image. Please study scan carefully.

Keywords: ANTIQUE PRINT-ANATOMY-NERVES-PERITONEUM-MEMBRANE-ORGAN-BOURGERY

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