Scottish anatomist and surgeon (1763–1820)

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Remarks on Mr. John Bell's Anatomy of the heart and arteries / [Jonathan Dawplucker].

A splint for a broken limb. Etching by J. Bell.

A human heart with surrounding arteries; two dissected legs and a dissected arm, lettered for key. Etching by D. Lizars after J. Bell, c. 1810 (?).

A diagram of a head illustrating a jaw and chin brace. Stipple print by J. Bell.

An amputated nerve and artery, lettered for key. Coloured stipple etching after J. Bell, c. 1810 (?).

A man's bottom with an aneurism on the buttock and scrotum. Coloured stipple etching by J. Grant after J. Bell, ca. 1815.

The arteries of the pelvis and leg, lettered for key. Etching by I. Grant after J. Bell, c. 1810 (?).

The principles of surgery, in two volumes: volume first; of the ordinary duties of the surgeon ... Volume second [& third]; a system of surgical operations / [John Bell].

The upper body and head and ways of bandaging them. Stipple engraving by J. Bell.

Arteries of the thigh and pelvis. Etching by J. Bell, ca. 1800.

Two heads demonstrating bandaging techniques. Etching by J. Bell.

Methods of bandaging a fractured patella. Etching by J. Bell.

A forearm with three open wounds. Coloured stipple etching by J. Stewart after J. Bell, c. 1826.

The anatomy and physiology of the human body / by John and Charles Bell.

Discourses on the nature and cure of wounds / by John Bell, surgeon.

A wounded leg with a quilled suture. Stipple engraving by J. Bell.

Engravings, explaining the anatomy of the bones, muscles, and joints. / By John Bell, surgeon.

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John Bell

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Images by John Bell

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A forearm with three open wounds. Coloured stipple etching by J. Stewart after J. Bell, c. 1826.

The anatomy and physiology of the human body / by John and Charles Bell.

Discourses on the nature and cure of wounds / by John Bell, surgeon.

A wounded leg with a quilled suture. Stipple engraving by J. Bell.

Engravings, explaining the anatomy of the bones, muscles, and joints. / By John Bell, surgeon.

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John Bell

Images from the collections

Images by John Bell

Works from the collections

A forearm with three open wounds. Coloured stipple etching by J. Stewart after J. Bell, c. 1826.

The anatomy and physiology of the human body / by John and Charles Bell.

Discourses on the nature and cure of wounds / by John Bell, surgeon.

A wounded leg with a quilled suture. Stipple engraving by J. Bell.

Engravings, explaining the anatomy of the bones, muscles, and joints. / By John Bell, surgeon.

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