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Stages in breast cancer suffered by Mrs Broadbent of Leeds
Shows stages 2-9 in the breast cancer suffered by Mrs Broadbent of Leeds from late 1840 to early 1841. The watercolours are silhouetted to the shape of the cancerous area, and stitched together at one side so that the entire sequence can be flicked…
Miss Mosley, afflicted with breast cancer
A woman, looking downwards, her upper body exposed showing her right breast destroyed by cancer
1 painting : watercolour ; sheet 36.5 x 50.5 cm
Lettering: Entire destruction of the breast by cancerous ulceration. See Miss Moseley's case Oct 1828.…
1 painting : watercolour ; sheet 36.5 x 50.5 cm
Lettering: Entire destruction of the breast by cancerous ulceration. See Miss Moseley's case Oct 1828.…
Breast Cancer
Surgical and pathological illustrations from a 16th century manuscript - breast cancer
Forceps invented by Helvetius for the examination and amputation of cancerous breasts; includes also plate on diseases of the breast
1 print : engraving, with etching ; image 30.3 x 37.8 cm
Table XLIV Table XLV / Table XLIII
Table XLIV Table XLV / Table XLIII
Medical, chirurgical and anatomical cases and observations
xxxii, 708 page, folded plates. ; (4to)
Edited by D. Cox. Cf. "Introduction"
Translated from the German original by George Wirgman
Edited by D. Cox. Cf. "Introduction"
Translated from the German original by George Wirgman
A "theatre" of medicine and surgery
An horrific omnium gatherum of the "heroic" medical and surgical treatments typical of establishment medicine around the time of the French Revolution. Two amputations are taking place. A friar holds a crucifix before the patient on the right. Near…
A statue of Germania whose prominent breasts have been removed in accordance with the "Lex Heinze" law on censorship
Work Type
Humorous pictures. Ink drawings.
Material
india ink over pencil ;
Measurements
sheet 25.7 x 17 cm
Description
1 drawing :
The artist shows sutures where the breasts have been removed. Three Bavarian passers-by are open-mouthed with…
Humorous pictures. Ink drawings.
Material
india ink over pencil ;
Measurements
sheet 25.7 x 17 cm
Description
1 drawing :
The artist shows sutures where the breasts have been removed. Three Bavarian passers-by are open-mouthed with…
The Martyrdom of Saint Agatha; Saint Agnes; Saint Cecilia; Saint Lucy; Saint Catherine
On this page of the Litany, a series of invocations to favored saints, the first saint appealed to is Saint Agatha: S[an]c[t]a Agatha ora pro nobis (Saint Agatha, pray for us). The pattern is followed for the prayers to Agnes, Cecilia, Lucy, and…
Heilige Agatha, Heilige Dorothea, Heilige Romuald van Camaldoli, Heilige Paulus van Verdun (5-8 februari)
Inscriptions / marks
collector's mark: Lugt 240
DescriptionBlad met vier ovale voorstellingen, elk met opschrift en datum in het Latijn: linksboven de Heilige Agatha wier borsten door een beul worden afgesneden, rechtsboven de Heilige Dorothea…
collector's mark: Lugt 240
DescriptionBlad met vier ovale voorstellingen, elk met opschrift en datum in het Latijn: linksboven de Heilige Agatha wier borsten door een beul worden afgesneden, rechtsboven de Heilige Dorothea…
Passement- en lintwerkersgilde van Amsterdam, gildepenning van Michiel Hubert
Messing penning. Voorzijde: gekroond wapenschild, geflankeerd door twee leeuwen boven cartouche met opschrift. Keerzijde: klos, haspel, weversspoel en platte schaar onder kroon binnen omschrift
Materialbrass (alloy)
Techniquecasting /…
Materialbrass (alloy)
Techniquecasting /…