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  • An aged anatomist selecting his dissection instrument while a young woman tries to warn that his subject is alive. Coloured etching by T. Rowlandson, 1811.
  • A chariot bearing Aesculapius rides above suffering humanity: representing pathology. Etching by J. Chapman, 1823, after A.D. Macquin.
  • Papanicolaou stained smear of a C2 vertebral chordomal mass, microscopy. Chordomas are cancers formed of cells which resemble those of the notochord (spine) of a developing foetus. Although they can present anywhere within the spine and skull, the majority grow in the sacral region of the spine, corresponding to the lower back. This image shows a Papanicolaou (pap) stained smear obtained from a needle biopsy of a chordoma of the C2 vertebrae, located at the top of the neck just underneath the base of the skull.
  • Two young men are approached by a prostitute: she is a clothed skeleton holding a made-up mask in front of her face, representing syphilis. Lithograph by J.J. Grandville, 1830.
  • Death as a skeletal figure wielding a scythe: representing fears concerning the Vaccination Act 1898 which removed penalties for not vaccinating against smallpox. Wood engraving by Sir E.L. Sambourne, 1898.
  • Anatomy Theatre, Leiden, the Netherlands. Line engraving.
  • Traité d'ostéologie, traduit de l'anglois de M. Monro, professeur d'anatomie, et de la Société Royale d'Edimbourg: où l'on a ajouté des planches en taille-douce, qui représentent au naturel tous les os de l'adulte et du foetus, avec leurs explications / Par M. Sue, professeur & démonstrateur d'anatomie aux Ecoles Royales de Chirurgie.
  • Skeleton of thorax, pelvis, arms and legs: six figures. Engraving by Francesco Bartolozzi, 1796, after Leonardo da Vinci.
  • Skeleton of a man, with the those of a male and female lion: five figures, including a comparison between a human foot and that of a lion. Lithograph by B. Waterhouse Hawkins, 1860.
  • Skeleton of an antelope, with that of a man, who is shown restraining the skeleton of a seated stag by kneeling on the animal's back and holding its antlers. Lithograph by B. Waterhouse Hawkins, 1860.
  • A very curious and particular account of some skeletons of human bodies, : discovered in an ancient tomb in France, near the village of Cocherel, situate between Evreux and Vernon, and of some remarkable stones and other things found therin. To which the various opinions and conjectures concerning the origin and antiquity of these bodies are added. Translated from the French.
  • Skeleton: seen from behind, diagram showing the outlines of the bones. Line engraving by Campbell, 1816/1821.
  • A man with closed eyes walking into a skeletal death figure, a group of anxious undertakers run after them. Coloured etching by R. Newton, 1794, after himself.