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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…

Below, to the left: Sadler excud./ M de Vos figura.
lower margin: Tormentis AGATHA .../ ... Relligione nequit.
After a lost drawing by Maarten de Vos.

plate mark: 174 x 128 mm

4 volumes, color plates : add. engr. t.ps. ; (folio)

Text, vols. i-ii, and plates, vols. i-ii. The later have add. engr. titles 'Trattato completo dell'anatomia, etc.'
Copy 1 Vol. 1 Note: Text, v. 1.
Copy 1 Vol. 2 Note: Text, v. 2.
Copy 1 Vol.…

1 print : aquatint with etching, with watercolour ; image 49.2 x 39 cm

Lettering
Lieu.t Gover.r Gall-stone, inspired by Alecto; or The birth of Minerva ...
References note
British Museum, Catalogue of political and personal satires, vol. VI,…

"This print is part of a series comprised of a title page, frontispiece, and 122 plates. Each of these 122 plates contains four oval scenes depicting Saints and Religious Events for each day of the year. This etching was originally one of four oval…

1 print : 34 x 26 cm.
Technique:
lithograph, color