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An oval cartouche containing a dedication to Dr Richard Mead. Engraving by G. Vandergucht, 17--.

Two skeletons and one half-skeleton, half-female figure, with contours of the overlying body. Etching by J. García Hidalgo, ca. 1691.

A nude woman and child with proportional markings, seen from the front. Etching by J. García Hidalgo, ca. 1691.

Four male écorchés or partially flayed figures; the first and the third have proportional markings. Etching by J. García Hidalgo, ca. 1691.

Anatomy for the artist / Sarah Simblet ; photography by John Davis.

Anatomy in its relation to art : an exposition of the bones & muscles of the human body with especial reference to their influence upon its actions & external form / by George McClellan; illus. by 338 original drawings and photographs made by the author and expressly prepared for this work.

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Anatomy for the artist / Sarah Simblet ; photography by John Davis.

An oval cartouche containing a dedication to Dr Richard Mead. Engraving by G. Vandergucht, 17--.

A nude woman and child with proportional markings, seen from the front. Etching by J. García Hidalgo, ca. 1691.

Anatomy in its relation to art : an exposition of the bones & muscles of the human body with especial reference to their influence upon its actions & external form / by George McClellan; illus. by 338 original drawings and photographs made by the author and expressly prepared for this work.

Two skeletons and one half-skeleton, half-female figure, with contours of the overlying body. Etching by J. García Hidalgo, ca. 1691.