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There are figures on both sides of the sheet. On one side are shown the shoulder joint and the elbow joint (in red chalk), a large figure of a scapula (in black chalk), three more fully worked up drawings of the arm muscles (in red chalk), and several other less distinct figures. On the other side are five quite fully worked up drawings, all in red chalk, of the muscles of the arm in various gestures, and a less full drawing of the leg.
Title
Muscles and Bones of the Arm and Forearm
Date
16th C
Medium
red & black chalk on paper (?)
Measurements
H 28.6 x W 21.3 cm
Accession number
46504i
Acquisition method
purchased by the Wellcome Library at Phillips Auction House, 1999
Work type
Drawing
Wellcome Collection
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