M0001499: Reproduction of a miniature painting depicting the birth of Julius Caesar by caesarean section

Previous title, replaced May 2020: Minature: birth of Julius Caesar, modern copy.

Modern reproduction of the detail from a minature painting depicting the birth of Julius Caesar by caesarean section. The label underneath the painting reads "Caesarean operation. From an MS [manuscript] of the XVI [16th] Century" and the reproduction is from Histoire Romaine (?), MS in Bibliotheque de l'Arsenal, Paris."

01 January 1931

1 photograph glass plate negative; 16.5 x 12 cm

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2020.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.