Initial dissection of the pregnant female abdomen, showing the skin peeled away to reveal the swollen uterus. Copperplate engraving by F.S. Ravenet after I.V. Rymsdyk, 1774, reprinted 1851.

The hollow eyes of blind Tobit are anointed with fish gall by Tobias. Engraving by S.F. Ravenet, 1767, after R. Earlom after Agostino Carracci.

A nude male model before a painting and drawing life class. Engraving by S.F. Ravenet, 1771, after J.H. Mortimer.

Wrestlers. Etching by S.F. Ravenet after R. Dalton, 1744.

Tobias cowers back as the angel points to the fire, flames and figures appear, and Sarah watches in the background. Engraving by S.F. Ravenet after R. Earlom after E. Le Sueur.

Front view of the cavity of the uterus, after the removal of a foetus: the investing membranes still adhering. Engraving by F.S. Ravenet after I.V. Rymsdyk, 1774, reprinted 1851.

Saint John the Evangelist. Line engraving by S.F. Ravenet after J. Farington after C. Dolci.

Queen Gunhilda, consort of King Henry III of Germany, receives from her page the severed head of the man who had accused her of adultery, after he had been defeated by the page in combat, but Gunhilda renounces her victory. Engraving by S.F. Ravenet after A. Casali.

The countess's levee: a barber dresses her hair while she converses with Silvertongue, her lawyer. Engraving by Simon François Ravenet after W. Hogarth, 1745.

Superficial anatomy of the woman: posterior view. Engraving by S.F. Ravenet after G. Bidloo, 1748.

A standing skeleton, side view, with left arm extended. Engraving by S.F. Ravenet, after B.S. Albinus, 1747.

An écorché figure, back view, with left arm extended, showing the bones and the muscles, with a stream in the background. Engraving by S.F. Ravenet after B.S. Albinus, 1748.

1 print : engraving, with etching ; platemark 51.5 x 42.5 cm

Lanfranc. Line engraving by S. F. Ravenet, 1749, after A. Humblot.

1 print : engraving ; platemark 56.6 x 40 cm

1 print : etching, with engraving ; platemark 52 x 35.5 cm

Antinoüs, or Mercury. Etching by S.F. Ravenet after R. Dalton, 1745.

1 print : engraving ; platemark 56.5 x 40.1 cm

Superficial anatomy of the woman: anterior view. Engraving by S.F. Ravenet after G. Bidloo, 1750.

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Simon François Ravenet

Images from the collections

Images by Simon François Ravenet

Works from the collections

A nude male model before a painting and drawing life class. Engraving by S.F. Ravenet, 1771, after J.H. Mortimer.

Lanfranc. Line engraving by S. F. Ravenet, 1749, after A. Humblot.

An écorché figure, back view, with left arm extended, showing the bones and the muscles, with a stream in the background. Engraving by S.F. Ravenet after B.S. Albinus, 1748.

Antinoüs, or Mercury. Etching by S.F. Ravenet after R. Dalton, 1745.

Superficial anatomy of the woman: anterior view. Engraving by S.F. Ravenet after G. Bidloo, 1750.

Frequent collaborators

Simon François Ravenet

Images from the collections

Images by Simon François Ravenet

Works from the collections

A nude male model before a painting and drawing life class. Engraving by S.F. Ravenet, 1771, after J.H. Mortimer.

Lanfranc. Line engraving by S. F. Ravenet, 1749, after A. Humblot.

An écorché figure, back view, with left arm extended, showing the bones and the muscles, with a stream in the background. Engraving by S.F. Ravenet after B.S. Albinus, 1748.

Antinoüs, or Mercury. Etching by S.F. Ravenet after R. Dalton, 1745.

Superficial anatomy of the woman: anterior view. Engraving by S.F. Ravenet after G. Bidloo, 1750.

Frequent collaborators

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