33 Plates of Morbid anatomy Ellucidating Dr. Bright's WorksFound on the British Museum website; to find out more--and see more images!--click here.
Published in London, 1829
British XVIIIc Mounted Atlas
Paper; stipple ; mezzotint; hand-coloured
Published by Longman; Prints made by William Say
Inscriptions: Lettered within image with letters for identification, and: "Plate/ Drawn by F.R.Say/ Engraved by W.Say/ London Published July 1. 1829, by Longman, Rees, Orme & Brown." Stamped with Say's blind stamp.
Sunday, November 7, 2010
33 Plates of Morbid Anatomy Elucidating Dr. Bright's Works, 1829, The British Museum
Labels:
art,
brains,
illustration,
morbid anatomy
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2 comments:
Very interesting...i really liked this. Thank you!
It kind of looked like, in one of the images, "You brain has a rabbit." Please don't analyze me! ;)
This is gorgeous work, especially the first plate. Thanks.
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