The Anatomy of the Human Gravid Uterus

Campbell, Mungo; Flis, Nathan; Sánchez-Jáuregui, María Dolores

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The Anatomy of the Human Gravid Uterus

Mungo Campbell (Editor), Nathan Flis (Editor), María Dolores Sánchez-Jáuregui (Editor)

William Hunter and the Anatomy of the Modern Museum

William Hunter commenced his study of the anatomy of the human gravid uterus in the winter of 1750–51, a project that has continued to define his medical reputation to the present day. He had arrived in London in 1740 to apprentice himself to William Smellie (1697–1763) and acquire the obstetric skills required of a successful provincial doctor. Though Smellie eventually...

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Mungo Campbell (Editor), Nathan Flis (Editor), María Dolores Sánchez-Jáuregui (Editor)

PublisherYale Center for British Art

Related print edition pages: pp.248-273

https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00250.014

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Chapter subject tags:Human anatomyPlaster castsScientific illustrationHuman dissection

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List of illustrations

The uterus at the end of the ninth month of pregnancy by Hunter, William
By John Carlson
on Apr 21
c. 1750
The uterus at the end of the ninth month of pregnancy, from right by Hunter, William
By John Carlson
on Apr 21
c. 1750
The uterus at the end of the ninth month of pregnancy, from left by Hunter, William
By John Carlson
on Apr 21
c. 1750
Drawing for plate II in William Hunter, The Anatomy of the Human Gravid Uterus by Rymsdyk, Jan van
By John Carlson
on Apr 21
c. 1750
Proof after letters for plate II in William Hunter, The Anatomy of the Human Gravid Uterus by Scotin, Louis Gérard
By John Carlson
on Apr 21
1750
Drawing for plate III in William Hunter, The Anatomy of the Human Gravid Uterus by Rymsdyk, Jan van
By John Carlson
on Apr 21
c. 1750
Proof after letters for plate III in William Hunter, The Anatomy of the Human Gravid Uterus by Major, Thomas
By John Carlson
on Apr 21
1751
The uterus at the end of the ninth month of pregnancy, the anterior wall of the pelvis removed by Hunter, William
By John Carlson
on Apr 21
c. 1750
Drawing for plate IV in William Hunter, The Anatomy of the Human Gravid Uterus by Rymsdyk, Jan van
By John Carlson
on Apr 21
1750
Proof after letters for plate IV in William Hunter, The Anatomy of the Human Gravid Uterus by Strange, Robert
By John Carlson
on Apr 21
1751
The child in the womb in its natural situation by Hunter, William
By John Carlson
on Apr 21
c. 1750
Drawing for plate VI in William Hunter, The Anatomy of the Human Gravid Uterus by Rymsdyk, Jan van
By John Carlson
on Apr 21
1750
Proof for plate VI in William Hunter, The Anatomy of the Human Gravid Uterus by Strange, Robert
By John Carlson
on Apr 21
1751
Proof after letters for plate VI in William Hunter, The Anatomy of the Human Gravid Uterus by Strange, Robert
By John Carlson
on Apr 21
1751
Drawing for plate XIII in William Hunter, The Anatomy of the Human Gravid Uterus by Rymsdyk, Jan van
By John Carlson
on Apr 21
1750
Drawing for plate XVI in William Hunter, The Anatomy of the Human Gravid Uterus by Rymsdyk, Jan van
By John Carlson
on Apr 21
1764
Drawing for plate XVII in William Hunter, The Anatomy of the Human Gravid Uterus by Rymsdyk, Jan van
By John Carlson
on Apr 21
1764
Drawing for plate XXI in William Hunter, The Anatomy of the Human Gravid Uterus by Cozens, Alexander
By John Carlson
on Apr 21
1754
First-state proof before letters for plate XXI in William Hunter, The Anatomy of the Human Gravid Uterus by Aliamet, François Germain
By John Carlson
on Apr 21
1754
Proof after letters for plate XXI in William Hunter, The Anatomy of the Human Gravid Uterus by Aliamet, François Germain
By John Carlson
on Apr 21
1754
Uterus and ovum in the fourth month by Hunter, William
By John Carlson
on Apr 21
1764–1766
Drawing for plate XXXI, fig. II, in William Hunter, The Anatomy of the Human Gravid Uterus by Rymsdyk, Jan van
By John Carlson
on Apr 21
1764–1766
Proof for plate XXXI, detail, fig. II, in William Hunter, The Anatomy of the Human Gravid Uterus by Du Mesnil, Elie
By John Carlson
on Apr 21
1764–1766
Three drawings for plate XXXIV, figs. I–III, in William Hunter, The Anatomy of the Human Gravid Uterus by Rymsdyk, Jan van
By John Carlson
on Apr 21
1770–1772
Annotated proof before letters for plate XXXIV in William Hunter, The Anatomy of the Human Gravid Uterus by Powle, George
By John Carlson
on Apr 21
1772
Proof after letters for plate XXXIV in William Hunter, The Anatomy of the Human Gravid Uterus by Powle, George
By John Carlson
on Apr 21
1772
Attitude of the fetus, breach presentation, first position, cord around neck, from right by Jenty, Charles Nicholas
By John Carlson
on Apr 21
c. 1757
Attitude of the fetus, breach presentation, first position, cord around neck by Jenty, Charles Nicholas
By John Carlson
on Apr 21
c. 1757
Attitude of the fetus, breach presentation, first position, cord around neck, from right by Jenty, Charles Nicholas
By John Carlson
on Apr 21
c. 1757
Attitude of the fetus, breach presentation, first position, cord around neck by Jenty, Charles Nicholas
By John Carlson
on Apr 21
c. 1757
Letter to William Hunter by Shippen, William
By John Carlson
on Apr 21
1765
The Anatomy of the Human Gravid Uterus Exhibited in Figures (Anatomia uteri humani gravidi tabulis illustrata) by Hunter, William
By John Carlson
on Apr 21
1774
Plate I in William Hunter, The Anatomy of the Human Gravid Uterus by Ravenet, Simon Francis, the younger
By John Carlson
on Apr 21
1774