William Home Lizars, Blood vessels and nerves of the back of the hand.
Hand-coloured etching. 442 mm x 267 mm. © Photo: Royal Academy of Arts, London.
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Blood vessels and nerves of the back of the hand
William Home Lizars (1788 - 1859)
RA Collection: Art
442 mm x 267 mm
A system of anatomical plates of the human body : accompanied with descriptions, and physiological, pathological, and surgical observations
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