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98 results filtered with: Defehrt, A.-J., 1723-1774.
  • The arteries of the head after Haller; the eye, after Ruysch, Cowper and Bidloo. Engraving by A.J. Defehrt, 1762.
  • Cork cutters: interior view and various cutting tools used in the manufacture of corks. Etching by Defehrt.
  • Surgery: surgical instruments including a catheter and lithotomy forceps. Engraving with etching by A.J. Defehrt after L.-J. Goussier.
  • Enamelling: an enameller painting by a window, another crouching by a furnace (top), details of the furnace (below). Engraving by Defehrt after L.J. Goussier.
  • A standing nude female figure bowing her head in her hands in an attitude of grief. Engraving by Defehrt after C.N. Cochin.
  • Mouths and ears. Engraving by Defehrt after L.J. Goussier.
  • Surgery: lateral section of the hypogastrum. Engraving with etching by A.J. Defehrt after L.-J. Goussier.
  • The components of a lay figure. Engraving by Defehrt after L.J. Goussier.
  • Carpentry: the pump on Notre Dame bridge, plan. Engraving by A.J. Defehrt after L.J. Goussier.
  • Carpentry: the foundations for a bridge, laid on piles without a caisson. Engraving by Prevost after Lucotte.
  • Surgery: an assortment of surgical instruments, including a contraption for complex fractures and a machine for the luxation of dislocated arms. A man is tied with his left arm into the machine. Engraving with etching by Defehrt after L.-J. Goussier.
  • The Belvedere Antinous seen from the front and back, and in both lateral views, with details of the head and feet. Engraving by A.J. Defehrt after G. Audran.
  • Chemistry: various vessels, including cracking towers. Engraving by A.J. Defehrt after L.J. Goussier.
  • Carpentry: inside a joiner's workshop, with men at work (top), various types of joint (below). Engraving by A.J. Defehrt after Lucotte.
  • An abattoir: animals are being killed and the carcasses hung up from beams. Engraving by A.J. Defehrt.
  • Diamond cutters: elevations of cutting machines with various components. Etching by Defehrt after L.J. Goussier.
  • Surgery: an assortment of surgical instruments, including a cannula, instruments for the surgical removal of stones from the urinary tract (lithotomy) and a conductor. Engraving with etching by A.J. Defehrt after L.-J. Goussier.
  • Techniques for engraving maps (top), and musical notation (below): tools shown between. Engraving by Defehrt (maps) and Madame de Lusse (music).
  • A kneeling figure in a monk's habit, with hands clasped in prayer. Engraving by Defehrt after J.H. Fragonard.
  • Surgery: an assortment of surgical instruments including tweezers known as "Helvetian tweezers" for cancer operations, and instruments and contraptions for the correction of rickets. Engraving with etching by Defehrt after L.-J. Goussier.
  • Nervous system after Vieussens (fig. 1); brain and spinal cord after Eustachius (fig. 2) Engraving by Defehrt, 1762.
  • Chemistry: burning glasses, and various vessels for distillation. Engraving by A.J. Defehrt after L.J. Goussier.
  • Surgery: surgical instruments. Engraving with etching by A.J. Defehrt after L.-J. Goussier.
  • Four faces (clockwise from top left): laughing, weeping, showing sadness, and compassion. Etching by A.-J. Defehrt after C. Le Brun.
  • A young draped man looking backwards. Engraving by Defehrt after A. Carracci.
  • Surgery: the examination of the perineum. Engraving with etching by A.J. Defehrt after L.-J. Goussier.
  • A diamond cutters' wheel in use (top), and a plan and perspective of the wheel with various components (below). Etching by Defehrt after L.J. Goussier.
  • Chemistry: various implements. Engraving by A.J. Defehrt after L.J. Goussier.
  • Carpentry: a machine for raising boats [?]. Engraving by A.J. Defehrt after Lucotte.
  • Manufacture of bits for horses with various tools of the trade. Etching by Defehrt after L.J. Goussier.