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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.

A female foetus of six inches in length with over-developed genitals. Engraving by J. Daullé after J. de Sève, 1749.

A cat born with two heads. Engraving by J. Chevillet, 1756, after J. De Sève.

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.

The star-nosed mole of North America. Engraving by M.R. veuve Tardieu after J. de Seve.

An albino woman of African descent, with white instead of black skin. Engraving by C. Guttenberg after J. de Sève, 1777.

Hélène and Judith, conjoint twins known as The Hungarian Sisters. Line engraving by J. Chevillet after J. de Sève.

Three figures of foetuses with hermaphroditic genitals. Engraving by J. Daullé after J. de Sève, 1749.

An albino woman of African descent, with white instead of black skin. Engraving by Schmitz after J. de Sève.

Nitocris, Queen of Babylon, supervising the building of a bridge over the River Euphrates. Etching after J. de Seve.

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Jacques de Sève

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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.

A sloth; sloth in a tree in background. Engraving by J.C. Baquoy after J. de Seve, 1765.

An albino woman of African descent, with white instead of black skin. Engraving by Schmitz after J. de Sève.

Nitocris, Queen of Babylon, supervising the building of a bridge over the River Euphrates. Etching after J. de Seve.

A mole; trees in the background. Engraving by L. Legrand after J. de Seve.

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Jacques de Sève

Images from the collections

Images by Jacques de Sève

Works from the collections

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.

A sloth; sloth in a tree in background. Engraving by J.C. Baquoy after J. de Seve, 1765.

An albino woman of African descent, with white instead of black skin. Engraving by Schmitz after J. de Sève.

Nitocris, Queen of Babylon, supervising the building of a bridge over the River Euphrates. Etching after J. de Seve.

A mole; trees in the background. Engraving by L. Legrand after J. de Seve.

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