Cerebrospinal rhinorrhoea. Carbon dust drawing by A.J. Arnott.

Arnott, Audrey J

Date:: [20th century]

Reference:: 780078i

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Description

Cerebrospinal rhinorrhoea (following fracture of the petrous bone). Diagrammatic representation of operative exposure of dural tear. The pathway of cerebrospinal fluid from the brain to the nose through the mastoid, middle ear and Eustachian tube is shown

Publication/Creation

[20th century]

Physical description

1 painting : carbon dust and white gouache ; sheet 19.5 x 18.5 cm ; border 17 x 17.5 cm

Contributors

Arnott, Audrey Jartist

Lettering

Audrey J. Arnott Lettering on verso of mount: "Halftone technique. Cerebrospinal rhinorrhoea. Illustrator A. Arnott"

References note

British Council exhibition, The medical picture show [work of members of the Institute of Medical and Biological Illustration], London, Mexico City, Bucharest etc., 1981

Reference

Wellcome Collection 780078i

Notes

One item in a collection of photographs, paintings and drawings of human anatomical and pathological subjects by various authors, collected by the Institute of Medical and Biological Illustration in 1981; exhibited worldwide by the British Council; and presented by the Institute of Medical Illustrators to the Wellcome Institute Library in 1993

Exhibitions note

Exhibited in "Brains" at Wellcome Collection, London, 29 March 2012 - 17 June 2012.