Original Anatomy Print-DEEP VEIN-ARTERY-FACE-Pl. 66-Bourgery-1831

Original handcoloured crayon style lithograph 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. 25 x 36 cm. Size in inch: The overall size is ca. 12.2 x 16.7 inch. The image size is ca. 9.8 x 14.2 inch.

Anatomy print, number 66 (volume IV) , titled: Veines Profondes de la Face, dans leurs Rapports avec les Arteres (Deep veins and arteries of the face ). The corresponding sheet with legend/key 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. A closed tear in the left margin (backed with acid-free archival tape), a stain just left of the image. The sheet discoloured and with scattered foxing/stains. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling.

Keywords: ORIGINAL ANATOMY PRINT-DEEP VEIN-ARTERY-FACE-PL. 66-BOURGERY

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