Fine frontal view of a muscleman with a beautiful almost poetical background engraved by Jan Wandelaar (1690-1759) ( Musculorum Tabula III)

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38.5 x 55 cm. J. Wandelaar ad ipsa corpora hominum delineavit idemque incidit. Prostat Leidae Batavorum apud J. & H. Verbeek Bibliop 1741 under passepartout. In fine condition except for the upper left corner of the enrgavings which has a tear which has been repaired skilfully.

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“taken from: Bernardi Siegfried Albini tabulae sceleti et musculorum corporis humani Tabulae sceleti et musculorum corporis humani by Bernhard Siegfried Albinus (1697-1770) in Leyden 1747 and engraved by J. de Wandelaar 1742. See Choulant p. 281 :”” All the plates are drawn and engraved by Wandelaer as he signature on each one of them indicates… the plates are provided with elaborate accessory work.”” “”Albinus was the pioneer of a new epoch in human anatomy, an epoch during which all investigations, and especially those pertaining to osteology and myology, were carried out with the most perfect thoroughness and exactitude and with all the means then available. “” Choulant p. 276. “

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Author

Albinus, Bernhard Siegfried and Wandelaar, Jan.

Publisher location

Leiden

Publisher

Joannem & Hermannum Verbeek

Year of publication

1747