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Sève, Jacques de, active 1742-1788

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  • The entrails of a horse (?), showing the bladder. Engraving by F. Basan, 1753, after J. de Seve.
  • A sloth; sloth in a tree in background. Engraving by J.C. Baquoy after J. de Seve, 1765.
  • A wax model of the brain made by F. La Croix after dissections by G. J. Duverney. Engraving by P.E. Moitte after J. de Sève, 1749.
  • A mole; trees in the background. Engraving by L. Legrand after J. de Seve.
  • A pangolin or scaly anteater. Coloured engraving by V. Bischoff after J. de Seve.
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    Four figures: Geneviève, an albino woman of African descent, with white instead of black skin; the conjoint twins Hélène and Judith; and Maria Herig who had a skin disease. Engraving after J. de Sève, 1777.

    | Reference: 2347i
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    A sloth; sloth in a tree in background. Engraving by J.C. Baquoy after J. de Seve, 1765.

    Sève, Jacques de, active 1742-1788. | Date: [1765] | Reference: 578629i
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    An albino woman of African descent, with white instead of black skin. Engraving by Schmitz after J. de Sève.

    Sève, Jacques de, active 1742-1788. | Reference: 2919i
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    Nitocris, Queen of Babylon, supervising the building of a bridge over the River Euphrates. Etching after J. de Seve.

    Sève, Jacques de, active 1742-1788. | Date: 1700-1799 | Reference: 36934i
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    A mole; trees in the background. Engraving by L. Legrand after J. de Seve.

    Sève, Jacques de, active 1742-1788. | Reference: 578627i
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