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The child in the womb in its natural situation

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Description: The child in the womb in its natural situation
TitleThe child in the womb in its natural situation
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)
SubjectsUterus, PregnantHuman anatomy--Models
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The Anatomy of the Human Gravid Uterus
Mungo Campbell (Editor), Nathan Flis (Editor), María Dolores Sánchez-Jáuregui (Editor)
Description: William Hunter and the Anatomy of the Modern Museum
William Hunter and the Anatomy of the Modern Museum
William Hunter commenced his study of the anatomy of the human gravid uterus in the winter of 1750–51, a project that has continued to define his medical reputation to the present day. He had arrived in London in 1740 to apprentice himself to William Smellie (1697–1763) and acquire the obstetric skills required of a successful provincial doctor. Though Smellie eventually...
Author
Mungo Campbell (Editor), Nathan Flis (Editor), María Dolores Sánchez-Jáuregui (Editor)
PublisherYale Center for British Art
Copyright© 2018 Yale University
Related print edition pages: pp.248-273
https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00250.014
Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-21213&redirecttoanchor=64942
Chapter subject tags:Human anatomyPlaster castsScientific illustrationHuman dissection
Scalpel to Burin: A Material History of William Hunter’s Anatomy of the Human Gravid Uterus
Meredith Gamer
Description: William Hunter and the Anatomy of the Modern Museum
William Hunter and the Anatomy of the Modern Museum
Among historians of art and medicine alike, William Hunter’s Anatomy of the Human Gravid Uterus Exhibited in Figures (1774) is best known for its engraved plates. Thirty-four in all, these depict the pregnant human womb at various stages of development, and in progressive...
Author
Meredith Gamer
PublisherYale Center for British Art
Copyright© 2018 Yale University
Related print edition pages: pp.109-125
https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00250.006
Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-21204&redirecttoanchor=64942
Chapter subject tags:Human dissectionPlaster casts

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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
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 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
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
Description: Attitude of the fetus, breach presentation, first position, cord around neck, from...
Attitude of the fetus, breach presentation, first position, cord around neck, from right
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 21
Creator nameJenty, Charles Nicholas
Creator name (description)Attributed to Charles Nicholas Jenty and assistants
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleArtist
Creation datec. 1757
Object typeOther
MaterialsPolychrome plaster
Dimensions28 3/8 × 16 3/8 × 8 in. (72 × 41.5 × 20.4 cm)
LocationHunterian Museum, Glasgow
http://collections.gla.ac.uk/#/details/enarratives/341
Accession numberGLAHM 125632 (48.8)
Attitude of the fetus, breach...
Attitude of the fetus, breach presentation, first position, cord around neck, from right
Description: Attitude of the fetus, breach presentation, first position, cord around neck
Attitude of the fetus, breach presentation, first position, cord around neck
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 21
Creator nameJenty, Charles Nicholas
Creator name (description)Attributed to Charles Nicholas Jenty and assistants
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleArtist
Creation datec. 1757
Object typeOther
MaterialsPolychrome plaster
Dimensions28 3/8 × 16 3/8 × 8 in. (72 × 41.5 × 20.4 cm)
LocationHunterian Museum, Glasgow
http://collections.gla.ac.uk/#/details/enarratives/341
Accession numberGLAHM 125632 (48.8)
Attitude of the fetus, breach...
Attitude of the fetus, breach presentation, first position, cord around neck
Description: Attitude of the fetus, breach presentation, first position, cord around neck, from...
Attitude of the fetus, breach presentation, first position, cord around neck, from right
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 21
Creator nameJenty, Charles Nicholas
Creator name (description)Attributed to Charles Nicholas Jenty and assistants
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleArtist
Creation datec. 1757
Object typeOther
MaterialsPolychrome plaster
Dimensions30 1/2 × 16 3/8 × 8 in. (77.5 × 41.5 × 20.4 cm)
LocationPennsylvania Hospital Historic Collections, Philadelphia
Accession numberT.55.3
Attitude of the fetus, breach...
Attitude of the fetus, breach presentation, first position, cord around neck, from right
Description: Attitude of the fetus, breach presentation, first position, cord around neck
Attitude of the fetus, breach presentation, first position, cord around neck
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 21
Creator nameJenty, Charles Nicholas
Creator name (description)Attributed to Charles Nicholas Jenty and assistants
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleArtist
Creation datec. 1757
Object typeOther
MaterialsPolychrome plaster
Dimensions30 1/2 × 16 3/8 × 8 in. (77.5 × 41.5 × 20.4 cm)
LocationPennsylvania Hospital Historic Collections, Philadelphia
Accession numberT.55.3
Attitude of the fetus, breach...
Attitude of the fetus, breach presentation, first position, cord around neck
Description: The Anatomy of the Human Gravid Uterus Exhibited in Figures (Anatomia uteri humani...
The Anatomy of the Human Gravid Uterus Exhibited in Figures (Anatomia uteri humani gravidi tabulis illustrata)
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 21
Creator nameHunter, William
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleAuthor/Writer/Publisher
Creation date1774
Object typeBook/Manuscript
Dimensions26 5/8 × 19 5/8 in. (67.5 × 49.9 cm)
LocationUniversity of Glasgow, University Library
http://collections.gla.ac.uk/#/details/enarratives/329
Accession numberHunterian Az.5.3
The Anatomy of the Human Gravid Uterus...
The Anatomy of the Human Gravid Uterus Exhibited in Figures (Anatomia uteri humani gravidi tabulis illustrata)
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

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