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Thigh

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  • Anterior view of thigh (fig. 1) and posterior view of thigh (fig. 2), with superimposed paper flaps. Coloured and laminated lithograph by S.G. Tovey after E.W. Tuson, 1828.
  • Arteries of the thigh and pelvis. Etching by J. Bell, ca. 1800.
  • A back view of the muscles of the thigh, intact but slightly separated from each other. Engraving after G. de Lairesse, 1739.
  • The muscles of the left thigh, seen from the front. Engraving after G. de Lairesse, 1739.
  • A deep dissection of the muscles of the thigh. Engraving after G. de Lairesse, 1739.
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    A deep dissection of the muscles of the thigh. Engraving after G. de Lairesse, 1739.

    Lairesse, Gérard de, 1640-1711. | Date: 1739] | Reference: 28076i
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    A back view of the muscles of the thigh, intact but slightly separated from each other. Engraving after G. de Lairesse, 1739.

    Lairesse, Gérard de, 1640-1711. | Date: 1739] | Reference: 28074i
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    The muscles of the left thigh: anterior view (left). Pencil sketch of human muscleman, anterior view. Red-chalk drawing, 17th century.

    | Reference: 497409i
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    Bones of the leg and thigh. Drawing, ca. 1800.

    | Date: 1800 | Reference: 576663i
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    The muscles of the left hip and thigh dissected away to expose the bones of the hip and the head of the femur. Engraving after G. de Lairesse, 1739.

    Lairesse, Gérard de, 1640-1711. | Date: 1739] | Reference: 28048i
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