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Surgery, Operative - Positioning

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  • A surgeon amputating a grimacing patient's leg who is being held in a particular position by two attendants, the operation is near completion. Engraving, 1738.
  • Two human figures illustrating the reduction of dislocations of the foramen ovale and the dorsum ilii. Coloured pen drawing by G.E. Blenkins, 1831.
  • A surgeon about to bleed a male patient's leg, he is observed by an older physician and aided by an assistant. Engraving, 1586.
  • A surgeon about to bleed a man's arm, he is aided by an older surgeon and an assistant, a woman (the patient's wife ?) is present. Engraving, 1586.
  • A surgeon amputating a grimacing patient's leg who is being held in a particular position by two attendants, the operation is near completion. Engraving, 1738.
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Catalogue

    • Pictures

    Eighteen heads and five heads with upper bodies illustrating different methods of bandaging them. Engraving.

    | Reference: 23121i
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    • Online

    A surgeon dressing the stump of a patient's recently amputated leg. Engraving, 1738.

    | Date: [1738] | Reference: 22373i
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    A surgeon about to bleed a woman's foot, he is observed by an older surgeon and aided by an assistant, another woman comforts the patient. Engraving, 1586.

    | Date: [1586] | Reference: 22977i
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    An older surgeon instructing a younger surgeon on how to bleed a male patient's arm. Engraving, 1586.

    | Date: [1586] | Reference: 22972i
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    A surgeon bleeding a man's arm, he is observed by an older surgeon and aided by an assistant. Engraving, 1586.

    | Date: [1586] | Reference: 22974i
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