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Two Introductory Lectures

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Description: Two Introductory Lectures
TitleTwo Introductory Lectures
Creator nameHunter, William
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleAuthor/Writer/Publisher
Creation date1784
Object typeBook/Manuscript
MaterialsUnknown
DimensionsUnknown
LocationUniversity of Glasgow, University Library
Accession numberNN.1.26
SubjectsScientific literatureHuman anatomy--Study and teachingLectures and lecturing
StatusHunter, William, "Two Introductory Lectures, Delivered by Dr. William Hunter, to His Last Course of Anatomical Lectures at His Theatre in Windmill Street" (London: J. Johnson, 1784), title page
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Conceptions of Knowledge in William Hunter’s Library
Matthew Sangster
Description: William Hunter and the Anatomy of the Modern Museum
William Hunter and the Anatomy of the Modern Museum
As systems of knowledge and value have shifted over the two hundred years since William Hunter’s collection became a public museum, his varied acquisitions have waxed and waned in their perceived significance. This is particularly true of his library of over ten thousand printed volumes and about six hundred and...
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Matthew Sangster
PublisherYale Center for British Art
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Object typeBook/Manuscript
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Écorche unijambiste
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Creator nameLemaistre, Alexis
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1889
Object typePrint
MaterialsEngraving
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Description: Medical student dissectors, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
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Creator rolePhotographer
Creation datec. 1895
Object typePhotograph
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Creation date1904
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Creator nameLonde, Albert; Richer, Paul
Creator nationality/cultureFrench; French
Creator rolePhotographer
Creation datec. 1890
Object typePhotograph
MaterialsChronophotograph, photogravure
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Marche en poussant
Marche en poussant
Description: Marche en poussant. Moment du double appui
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Creator nameRicher, Paul
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation date1924
Object typeDrawing
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Marche en poussant. Moment du double...
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Creation date1890
Object typePhotograph
MaterialsAlbumen print
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Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
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Creation date1813
Object typeDrawing
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Creator roleArtist
Creation datec. 1766–1771
Object typeOther
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Écorché cavalier
Écorché cavalier
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Gladiator
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The Anatomy Class at the École des Beaux-Arts, detail
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Creator rolePhotographer
Creation datec. 1892–1894
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Creator rolePhotographer
Creation date1921
Object typePhotograph
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Rétablissement aux anneaux
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Creation date1772
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Anatomical model of a pregnant woman
Anatomical model of a pregnant woman
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Mar 30
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Muscles [of the neck]
Muscles [of the neck]
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Description: William Hunter Lecturing
William Hunter Lecturing
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Apr 21
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Creator rolePainter
Creation date1770–1772
Object typePainting
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William Hunter Lecturing
William Hunter Lecturing
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Écorché figure
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Écorché figure
Écorché figure
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Écorché figure
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Apr 21
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Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBronze
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https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:72431
Accession numberB2016.1
Écorché figure
Écorché figure
Description: Écorché figure
Écorché figure
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Apr 21
Creator name (description)after Michael Henry Spang
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBronze
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http://collections.gla.ac.uk/#/details/ecatalogue/58708
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Écorché figure
Écorché figure
Description: Écorché figure
Écorché figure
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 21
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 1771
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsPlaster
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Écorché figure
Écorché figure
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De humani corporis fabrica
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Apr 21
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Creation date1543
Object typeBook/Manuscript
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http://collections.gla.ac.uk/#/details/enarratives/449
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De humani corporis fabrica
De humani corporis fabrica
Description: Écorché figure, holding aside sternum
Écorché figure, holding aside sternum
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Object typeDrawing
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http://collections.gla.ac.uk/#/details/ecatalogue/297018
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Écorché figure, holding...
Écorché figure, holding aside sternum
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The placenta at full time
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 21
Creator nameHunter, William
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Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1750–1783
Object typeOther
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Accession numberGLAHM 119045 (48.83)
The placenta at full time
The placenta at full time
Description: The decidua covering the outer surface
The decidua covering the outer surface
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 21
Creator nameHunter, William
Creator name (description)William Hunter and assistants
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1750–1783
Object typeOther
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Accession numberGLAHM 119045 (48.83)
The decidua covering the outer surface
The decidua covering the outer surface
Description: Corpus luteum of pregnancy at term
Corpus luteum of pregnancy at term
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 21
Creator nameHunter, William
Creator name (description)William Hunter and assistants
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Creator roleArtist
Creation date1750–1783
Object typeOther
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Accession numberGLAHM 119026 (48.59)
Corpus luteum of pregnancy at term
Corpus luteum of pregnancy at term
Description: Écorché figure
Écorché figure
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 21
Creator nameCowper, William
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1694
Object typePainting
MaterialsWatercolor bodycolor, and pen and ink on paper
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LocationUniversity of Glasgow, University Library
http://collections.gla.ac.uk/#/details/enarratives/281
Accession numberMS Hunter 655 (Dl.1.31)
Écorché figure
Écorché figure
Description: Draft of a concluding lecture on midwifery
Draft of a concluding lecture on midwifery
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 21
Creator nameHunter, William
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleAuthor/Writer/Publisher
Creation date1770–1780
Object typeBook/Manuscript
Dimensions13 × 8 1/2 in. (33 × 21.5 cm),
LocationUniversity of Glasgow, University Library
http://collections.gla.ac.uk/#/details/ecatalogue/301274
Accession numberMS Hunter H37
Draft of a concluding lecture on...
Draft of a concluding lecture on midwifery
Description: The Analysis of Beauty: Plate I, A Statuary’s Yard
The Analysis of Beauty: Plate I, A Statuary’s Yard
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 21
Creator nameHogarth, William
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1753
Object typePrint
MaterialsEngraving on paper
Dimensions15 × 19 3/4 in. (38.1 × 50.1 cm)
LocationHunterian Museum, Glasgow
http://collections.gla.ac.uk/#/details/ecatalogue/48656
Accession numberGLAHA 16096
The Analysis of Beauty: Plate I, A...
The Analysis of Beauty: Plate I, A Statuary’s Yard
Description: The arteries and veins of the intestines: ileum
The arteries and veins of the intestines: ileum
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 21
Creator nameHunter, William
Creator name (description)William Hunter and assistants
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1746–1783
Object typeOther
MaterialsPortion of human gut, turpentine, mercury, and glass jar
DimensionsJar: 8 1/2 × 2 1/2 × 2 1/2 in. (21.5 × 6.5 × 6.5 cm)
LocationHunterian Museum, Glasgow
http://collections.gla.ac.uk/#/details/enarratives/343
Accession numberGLAHM 119492, 35.32, P.36
The arteries and veins of the...
The arteries and veins of the intestines: ileum
Description: The arteries of the intestine
The arteries of the intestine
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 21
Creator nameHunter, William
Creator name (description)William Hunter and assistants
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1746–1783
Object typeOther
MaterialsPortion of human gut and glass jar
DimensionsJar: 13 × 3 1/2 × 3 1/2 in. (33 × 9 × 9 cm)
LocationHunterian Museum, Glasgow
http://collections.gla.ac.uk/#/details/enarratives/344
Accession numberGLAHM 119568, 35.22
The arteries of the intestine
The arteries of the intestine
Description: Severe lateral curvature of the spine
Severe lateral curvature of the spine
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 21
Creator nameHunter, William
Creator name (description)William Hunter and assistants
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1746–1783
Object typeOther
MaterialsHuman spine and wooden base
DimensionsSpine: 13 3/4 × 7 7/8 × 6 7/8 in. (35 × 20 × 17.5 cm)
LocationHunterian Museum, Glasgow
http://collections.gla.ac.uk/#/details/enarratives/346
Accession numberGLAHM 120824, 6.81
Severe lateral curvature of the spine
Severe lateral curvature of the spine
Description: Cancellous end of a long bone
Cancellous end of a long bone
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 21
Creator nameHunter, William
Creator name (description)William Hunter and assistants
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1746–1783
Object typeOther
MaterialsHuman bone and glass jar
DimensionsJar: 5 1/8 × 4 × 2 1/4 in. (13 × 10 × 5.8 cm)
LocationHunterian Museum, Glasgow
http://collections.gla.ac.uk/#/details/enarratives/347
Accession numberGLAHM 120456, 1.5, I.3a
Cancellous end of a long bone
Cancellous end of a long bone
Description: Tuberculosis of the kidney
Tuberculosis of the kidney
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 21
Creator nameHunter, William
Creator name (description)William Hunter and assistants
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1746–1783
Object typeOther
MaterialsHuman kidney, ethanol (spirit), and glass jar
DimensionsJar: 7 1/4 × 2 × 2 in. (18.5 × 5 × 5 cm)
LocationHunterian Museum, Glasgow
http://collections.gla.ac.uk/#/details/enarratives/348
Accession numberGLAHM 121337, 41.30, X.93d
Tuberculosis of the kidney
Tuberculosis of the kidney
Description: Tuberculosis of the kidney: hydronephrosis
Tuberculosis of the kidney: hydronephrosis
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 21
Creator nameHunter, William
Creator name (description)William Hunter and assistants
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1746–1783
Object typeOther
MaterialsHuman kidney, ethanol (spirit), and glass jar
DimensionsJar: 5 1/8 × 3 3/4 × 2 1/2 in. (13 × 9.5 × 6.5 cm)
LocationHunterian Museum, Glasgow
http://collections.gla.ac.uk/#/details/enarratives/348
Accession numberGLAHM 121338, 41.31, X.92b
Tuberculosis of the kidney:...
Tuberculosis of the kidney: hydronephrosis
Description: Tuberculosis of the kidney and ureter: advanced
Tuberculosis of the kidney and ureter: advanced
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 21
Creator nameHunter, William
Creator name (description)William Hunter and assistants
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1746–1783
Object typeOther
MaterialsHuman kidney, ethanol (spirit), and glass jar
DimensionsJar: 6 1/8 × 2 5/8 × 2 5/8 in. (15.4 × 6.7 × 6.7 cm)
LocationHunterian Museum, Glasgow
http://collections.gla.ac.uk/#/details/enarratives/348
Accession numberGLAHM 121342, 41.35, X.92
Tuberculosis of the kidney and ureter:...
Tuberculosis of the kidney and ureter: advanced
Description: Tuberculosis of the kidney and ureter: very advanced
Tuberculosis of the kidney and ureter: very advanced
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 21
Creator nameHunter, William
Creator name (description)William Hunter and assistants
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1749–1783
Object typeOther
MaterialsHuman kidney, ethanol (spirit), and glass jar
DimensionsJar: 7 1/8 × 2 1/8 × 2 1/8 in. (18 × 5.4 × 5.4 cm)
LocationHunterian Museum, Glasgow
http://collections.gla.ac.uk/#/details/enarratives/348
Accession numberGLAHM 121344, 41.37, X.93a
Tuberculosis of the kidney and ureter:...
Tuberculosis of the kidney and ureter: very advanced
Description: The arteries of the intestine
The arteries of the intestine
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 21
Creator nameHunter, William
Creator name (description)William Hunter and assistants
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1746–1783
Object typeOther
MaterialsPortion of human gut with mesentery, turpentine, and glass jar
DimensionsJar: 7 7/8 × 2 3/8 × 2 3/8 in. (20 × 6 × 6 cm)
LocationHunterian Museum, Glasgow
http://collections.gla.ac.uk/#/details/enarratives/349
Accession numberGLAHM 119489 35.28, P.32
The arteries of the intestine
The arteries of the intestine
Description: The arteries of the intestine
The arteries of the intestine
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 21
Creator nameHunter, William
Creator name (description)William Hunter and assistants
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1746–1783
Object typeOther
MaterialsPortion of human gut and glass jar
DimensionsJar: 5 1/8 × 1 5/8 × 1 5/8 in. (13 × 4 × 4 cm)
LocationHunterian Museum, Glasgow
http://collections.gla.ac.uk/#/details/enarratives/349
Accession numberGLAHM 119490 35.29, P.33
The arteries of the intestine
The arteries of the intestine
Description: The arteries of the intestine
The arteries of the intestine
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 21
Creator nameHunter, William
Creator name (description)William Hunter and assistants
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1746–1783
Object typeOther
MaterialsPortion of human gut with mesentery, turpentine, and glass jar
DimensionsJar: 7 1/8 × 3 1/2 × 3 1/2 in. (18 × 9 × 9 cm)
LocationHunterian Museum, Glasgow
http://collections.gla.ac.uk/#/details/enarratives/349
Accession numberGLAHM 123050, 35.30, P.34
The arteries of the intestine
The arteries of the intestine
Description: The uterus at the end of the ninth month of pregnancy
The uterus at the end of the ninth month of pregnancy
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 21
Creator nameHunter, William
Creator name (description)William Hunter and assistants
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleArtist
Creation datec. 1750
Object typeOther
MaterialsPolychrome plaster
Dimensions22 1/4 × 17 7/8 × 9 in. (56.5 × 45.5 × 23 cm)
LocationHunterian Museum, Glasgow
http://collections.gla.ac.uk/#/details/enarratives/333
Accession numberGLAHM 125628 (48.1)
The uterus at the end of the ninth month...
The uterus at the end of the ninth month of pregnancy
Description: The uterus at the end of the ninth month of pregnancy, from right
The uterus at the end of the ninth month of pregnancy, from right
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 21
Creator nameHunter, William
Creator name (description)William Hunter and assistants
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleArtist
Creation datec. 1750
Object typeOther
MaterialsPolychrome plaster
Dimensions22 1/4 × 17 7/8 × 9 in. (56.5 × 45.5 × 23 cm)
LocationHunterian Museum, Glasgow
http://collections.gla.ac.uk/#/details/enarratives/333
Accession numberGLAHM 125628 (48.1)
The uterus at the end of the ninth month...
The uterus at the end of the ninth month of pregnancy, from right
Description: The uterus at the end of the ninth month of pregnancy, from left
The uterus at the end of the ninth month of pregnancy, from left
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 21
Creator nameHunter, William
Creator name (description)William Hunter and assistants
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleArtist
Creation datec. 1750
Object typeOther
MaterialsPolychrome plaster
Dimensions22 1/4 × 17 7/8 × 9 in. (56.5 × 45.5 × 23 cm)
LocationHunterian Museum, Glasgow
http://collections.gla.ac.uk/#/details/enarratives/333
Accession numberGLAHM 125628 (48.1)
The uterus at the end of the ninth month...
The uterus at the end of the ninth month of pregnancy, from left
Description: The child in the womb in its natural situation
The child in the womb in its natural situation
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 21
Creator nameHunter, William
Creator name (description)William Hunter and assistants
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleArtist
Creation datec. 1750
Object typeOther
MaterialsPolychrome plaster
Dimensions20 1/2 × 21 1/2 × 7 1/2 in. (52.1 × 54.7 × 18.9 cm)
LocationHunterian Museum, Glasgow
http://collections.gla.ac.uk/#/details/enarratives/336
Accession numberGLAHM 125630 (48.5)
The child in the womb in its natural...
The child in the womb in its natural situation
Description: Uterus and ovum in the fourth month
Uterus and ovum in the fourth month
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 21
Creator nameHunter, William
Creator name (description)William Hunter and assistants
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1764–1766
Object typeOther
MaterialsUterus, fetus, ethanol (spirit) in sealed glass jar
DimensionsJar: 9 1/4 × 6 1/4 × 6 1/4 in. (23.5 × 16 × 16 cm)
LocationHunterian Museum, Glasgow
http://collections.gla.ac.uk/#/details/enarratives/340
Accession numberGLAHM 122707 48.155 R.R. 182
Uterus and ovum in the fourth month
Uterus and ovum in the fourth month
Description: Back of Male Torso
Back of Male Torso
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 13
Creator nameEakins, Thomas
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1880
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBronze
DimensionsLength 30 1/4 in.
LocationPhiladelphia Museum of Art
http://www.philamuseum.org/collections/permanent/49068.html?mulR=2033579077|1
Accession number1944-35-13
Back of Male Torso
Back of Male Torso
Description: Écorché from the Back
Écorché from the Back
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nameGalle, Philip
Creator nationality/cultureNetherlandish
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1589
Object typePrint
MaterialsEngraving
Dimensions9.25 × 6.22 in. (23.5 × 15.8 cm)
LocationRijksmuseum, Amsterdam
https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/RP-P-2004-305
Accession numberRP-P-2004-305
Écorché from the Back
Écorché from the Back
Description: Advertisement for James Douglas’s public course on human and comparative...
Advertisement for James Douglas’s public course on human and comparative anatomy
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 21
Creator roleAuthor/Writer/Publisher
Creation date1706
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationUniversity of Glasgow, University Library
http://collections.gla.ac.uk/#/details/ecatalogue/297097
Accession numberMS Hunter D1
Advertisement for James Douglas’s...
Advertisement for James Douglas’s public course on human and comparative anatomy
Description: Bones of the sacrum and coccyx (Table 15)
Bones of the sacrum and coccyx (Table 15)
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 21
Creator nameDouglas, James;Hunter, William
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern); British (modern)
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1710–1720
Object typePrint
MaterialsEtching (proof) on paper
Dimensions21 × 15 1/8 in. (53.4 × 38.5 cm)
LocationUniversity of Glasgow, University Library
http://collections.gla.ac.uk/#/details/ecatalogue/298334
Accession numberMS Hunter DF7/56
Bones of the sacrum and coccyx (Table...
Bones of the sacrum and coccyx (Table 15)
Description: The uterus at the end of the ninth month of pregnancy, the anterior wall of the...
The uterus at the end of the ninth month of pregnancy, the anterior wall of the pelvis removed, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 21
Creator nameHunter, William
Creator name (description)William Hunter and assistants
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleArtist
Creation datec. 1750
Object typeOther
MaterialsPolychrome plaster
Dimensions19 1/2 × 21 1/4 × 9 1/4 in. (49.5 × 54 × 23.5 cm)
LocationHunterian Museum, Glasgow
http://collections.gla.ac.uk/#/details/enarratives/334
Accession numberGLAHM 125629 (48.4)
The uterus at the end of the ninth month...
The uterus at the end of the ninth month of pregnancy, the anterior wall of the pelvis removed, detail

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