Gerard van der Gucht, Galen contemplating the skeleton of a robber

Galen contemplating the skeleton of a robber, c.1730-33

Gerard van der Gucht (1696/1697 - 1776)

RA Collection: Art

Title
Galen contemplating the skeleton of a robber
Artist/printmaker
Gerard van der Gucht (1696/1697 - 1776)
From
W. Cheselden, Osteographia, or the anatomy of the bones, 1733, frontispiece
Date
c.1730-33
Object type
Frontispiece
Medium
Etching and engraving
Dimensions

374 mm x 225 mm

Collection
Royal Academy of Arts
Object number
05/2135
This image is from a book

Osteographia, Or The Anatomy Of The Bones. By William Cheselden Surgeon To Her Majesty; F.R.S. Surgeon To St. Thomas's Hospital, And Member Of The Royal Academy Of Surgery At Paris. - London: [1733]

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