Gaspar Becerra, Internal organs of human body, 1556.
Etching and engraving. 221 mm x 148 mm. © Photo: John Hammond.
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Internal organs of human body, 1556
Attributed to Gaspar Becerra (ca. 1520 - 1570)
RA Collection: Art
221 mm x 148 mm
Historia De la composicion del cuerpo humano, escrita por Ioan de Valverde de Hamusco. - En Roma.: [1556]
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