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William James Erasmus Wilson

British dermatologist (1809-1884)

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Images by William James Erasmus Wilson

41 images from works
  • Dissection of the thorax showing the vena cava and azygos vein. Coloured lithograph by William Fairland, 1837, after J. Walsh after W.J.E. Wilson.
  • Veins of the leg. Coloured lithograph by William Fairland, 1837, after J. Walsh after W.J.E. Wilson.
  • Glands, blood vessels, and lymphatic vessels of the head and neck. Coloured lithograph by William Fairland, 1837, after W. Bagg after W.J.E. Wilson.
  • Blood-vessels of head and brain. Coloured lithograph by William Fairland, 1837.
  • Veins of the base and inside of the skull. Coloured lithograph by William Fairland, 1837, after J. Walsh after W.J.E. Wilson.
  • Nerves of thigh. Coloured lithograph by William Fairland, 1839, after W. Bagg after W.J.E. Wilson.
  • Dissection of a man's head and neck showing blood-vessels. Coloured lithograph by William Fairland, 1837, after J. Walsh.
  • Vertebral column with veins: four figures. Coloured lithograph by William Fairland, 1837, after J. Walsh after W.J.E. Wilson.
  • Veins and lymphatic vessels of the arm: anterior and posterior views. Coloured lithograph by William Fairland, 1837, after J. Walsh after W.J.E. Wilson.
  • Dissection of the chest of a young man to show blood-vessels around the heart. Coloured lithograph by William Fairland, 1837, after J. Walsh.
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Images featuring William James Erasmus Wilson

14 images from works
  • Sir William James Erasmus Wilson. Photograph by Ernest Edwards.
  • Sir William James Erasmus Wilson. Photograph by G. Jerrard, 1881.
  • Sir William James Erasmus Wilson. Photograph by E. Moira.
  • Sir William James Erasmus Wilson. Mezzotint by A. Scott, 1873, after S. Pearce.
  • Pears' soap : matchless for the complexion / Pears.
  • Cleanliness is next to godliness.
  • The special commission : Pear's soap used by all the best judges.
  • Sir William James Erasmus Wilson. Photograph by Barraud.
  • Pears' shaving soap : 12 months of comfort for 12 pence : sold everywhere : a shilling stick lasts twelve months : Pears' transparent shaving stick, 100 years established as the cleanest and best preparation for shaving.
  • Sir William James Erasmus Wilson. Photograph by Barraud.
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Works from the collections

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203 works

    • Books

    Practical and surgical anatomy / [Sir Erasmus Wilson].

    Wilson, Erasmus, Sir, 1809-1884 | Date: 1838
    • Books

    The female body as a source of horror and insight in post-Ashokan Indian Buddhism / Elizabeth Wilson.

    Wilson, Erasmus, Sir, 1809-1884 | Date: 1995
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    • Online

    A system of human anatomy, general and special / by Erasmus Wilson, M.D.

    Wilson, Erasmus, Sir, 1809-1884. | Date: 1844
    • Books

    Lectures on cutaneous medicine and diseases of the skin. Lecture XII, Leichen, impetigo, scabies / by Erasmus Wilson.

    Wilson, Erasmus, Sir, 1809-1884 | Date: 1869
    • Books

    Dermatitis toxica from the aniline dye / by Erasmus Wilson.

    Wilson, Erasmus, Sir, 1809-1884 | Date: 1869
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Frequent collaborators

Jones Quain
Fairland, William T., 1805-
Bagg, W.
Walsh, J.

Related topics

Human anatomy
Anatomy
Skin Diseases
Soaps
Hygiene
Skin Care
Skin
Anatomy, Regional
Skin Diseases
Dermatology

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