Portrait of Telephus being cured by the rust of the same spear that wounded him. Telephus is lying on the bed and two men are attending him. A young boy is holding the spear and one of the men is scraping rust from the spear. Text in English, French,...
Portrait of William Harvey. In the foreground are several books, a caduceus, and an illustration of the heart and circulatory system. Drawn by Bemmel and engraved by J. Houbraken, Amst. 1739. At bottom of picture: "In the collection of Dr....
Portrait of Samuel Garth, left view. A coat of arms is shown at the bottom of the sheet. Drawn by G. Kneller and engraved by I. Faber. The number "30" is shown in the bottom right hand corner.
Trephine or Trepan was a surgical instrument used to open the cranium. It was essentially a device to drill a circular hole in the head. The example pictured here had perpendicular teeth, a center pin and a screw button in the shaft of the barrel to...