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Les premières représentations célèbres
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The William H. Helfand Collection contains more than 7,000 European and American prints and ephemera relating to health professions including medical, dental, and mental wellness. The materials date from the 1490s to the early 21st century and contain many social and political cartoons that satirize health practices and practitioners. Noted illustrators represented include French artists Honore Daumier, Gustave Dore, J. J. Grandville, and Emile Vernier; British caricaturists Thomas Rowlandson, George Cruikshank, and James Gillray; and the American cartoonist Thomas Nast.
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The William H. Helfand Collection contains more than 7,000 European and American prints and ephemera relating to health professions including medical, dental, and mental wellness. The materials date from the 1490s to the early 21st century and contain many social and political cartoons that satirize health practices and practitioners. Noted illustrators represented include French artists Honore Daumier, Gustave Dore, J. J. Grandville, and Emile Vernier; British caricaturists Thomas Rowlandson, George Cruikshank, and James Gillray; and the American cartoonist Thomas Nast.
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Quatrième planche. La première figure représente la tête renversée & la face en haut
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Includes two matted leaves of paper; one leaf is an illustrated figurative plate, and the other is accompanying text printed on both-sides. Text and plate from: Gautier-Dagoty, Jacques-Fabien, and Joseph-Guichard Duverney. Myologie complete en couleur et grandeur naturelle composée de l'Essai et de la Suite de l'Essai d'anatomie en tableaux imprimés. Ouvrage unique, utile et nécessaire aux étudiants et amateurs de cette science.
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