M0004450: Ambroise Paré using a ligature on an artery of an amputated leg of a soldier, during the Siege of Metz, 1553

Previous title, replaced May 2020: Ambroise Pare performing ligature at the siege of Metz.

A reproduction of a photograph of a fresco painting by Théobald Chartran in the 19th century. The painting shows Ambroise Pare, French barber surgeon, performing ligature at the siege of Metz, 1553. The original can be found at Sorbonne University, in Paris, France.

15 November 1935

2 photographs glass plate negative; 12 x 16 cm; photographic print; 10.5 x 16 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 2021.

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