Vertebral Column with Dissections of Nerves and Blood Vessels, with Skin (?) in the Background, and (left) the Figure of a Man Representing Ecclesiastes, the Whole Being an Illustration of Ecclesiastes 12:6 'the silver cord'

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Wellcome Collection

London

Title

Vertebral Column with Dissections of Nerves and Blood Vessels, with Skin (?) in the Background, and (left) the Figure of a Man Representing Ecclesiastes, the Whole Being an Illustration of Ecclesiastes 12:6 'the silver cord'

Date

c.1730

Medium

pen & ink with washes on paper (?)

Measurements

H 27.2 x W 17.9 cm

Accession number

560949i

Acquisition method

purchased by the Wellcome Library from Yvonne Tan Bunzl, 1982

Work type

Drawing

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