Single female ivory anatomical manikin of seventeenth or eighteenth century European origin. Plate has been removed to reveal the contents of her thorax and abdomen.
Drawing showing a physician wearing a skullcap talking to a woman. He is sitting in a chair and the woman is standing. An assistant is standing behind the physician mixing something. Various objects are shown in the foreground, including some books,...
Portrait of Mattioli holding a pen in his right hand and with his left hand on a book on a table. Drawn by Lorenzo Feliciati, engraved by F. Allegrini. Text in Italian.
Portrait of Dr. Robert James in right profile, with branches and a snake in the border. Drawn and engraved by W. Walker, from an original bust by Scheemaker.
Portrait of William Pitcairn, President of the College of Physicians, London. Painted by Sir J. Reynolds and engraved by J. Jones.
Published according to Act of Parliament.
Portrait of Alexander Monro. Painted by Allan Ramsay and engraved by James Bafire. Monro was a Professor of Anatomy and Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians at Edinburgh and Fellow of the Royal Society.
Chinese ivory anatomical manikin which was used by upper class women to indicate to their physician the site of their problem. The top-knot from her hair has been removed to reveal a stopper.
Portrait of a physician seated in a chair holding a flask in his left hand. His right hand is inside his robe. On the table are several books and other objects. From the original picture of the same size pained by Ostade, in the collection of the Right...
Portrait of William Cadogan, facing left. He is sitting and reading from an open book. Drawn by R. E. Pine in 1769 and engraved by W. Dickinson.
Published according to Act of Parliament.
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...
Picture of a coat of arms with a crowned lion with a fishtail in the center. Another lion is shown on top of the coat of arms. The coat of arms has an ornate floral border. Text in Latin.