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Taylor, William, active 1791.

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Images by Taylor, William, active 1791.

6 images from works
  • Four diagrams of babies in the womb. Engraving by W. Taylor, 1791, after F. Birnie after W. Smellie.
  • Six diagrams of babies in different delivery positions in the womb. Engraving by W. Taylor, 1791, after F. Birnie after W. Smellie.
  • Écorché horse: three views. Line engraving by Taylor, 1790.
  • Two diagrams of a childs head starting to emerge from the vagina; two cross-sections of an exposed uterus and two diagrams of a single child and twins in the womb. Engraving by W. Taylor, 1791, after F. Birnie after W. Smellie.
  • A cross-section of a uterus illustrating how the foetus is fed internally by the mother. Engraving by W. Taylor, 1791, after F. Birnie after W. Smellie.
  • Four babies in different delivery positions in the womb. Engraving by W. Taylor, 1791, after F. Birnie after W. Smellie.

Works from the collections

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    Two diagrams of a childs head starting to emerge from the vagina; two cross-sections of an exposed uterus and two diagrams of a single child and twins in the womb. Engraving by W. Taylor, 1791, after F. Birnie after W. Smellie.

    | Date: [1791] | Reference: 17089i
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    Écorché horse: three views. Line engraving by Taylor, 1790.

    | Date: Jany. 29, 1790 | Reference: 570253i
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    A cross-section of a uterus illustrating how the foetus is fed internally by the mother. Engraving by W. Taylor, 1791, after F. Birnie after W. Smellie.

    | Date: [1791] | Reference: 17099i
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    Four babies in different delivery positions in the womb. Engraving by W. Taylor, 1791, after F. Birnie after W. Smellie.

    | Date: 6 May 1791 | Reference: 17087i
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    Six diagrams of babies in different delivery positions in the womb. Engraving by W. Taylor, 1791, after F. Birnie after W. Smellie.

    | Date: 15 April 1791 | Reference: 17090i

Frequent collaborators

Frederick Birnie
William Smellie

Related topics

Obstetrics
Delivery (Obstetrics)
Nurse Midwives
Labor (Obstetrics) - Complications
Childbirth

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