Brave Fine Art has dated this piece to the 1750s.
It applied practical surgery to anatomy in a simple, understandable way, and was later accompanied by a collection of engravings.
There were 28 plates in total, of which this skull is one. Astonishingly, they were mostly drawn and engraved by Bell himself, which perhaps adds to their sense of gothic horror immediacy.
The engraving is housed within a later frame.
Medium: Hand-coloured engraving on paper
Overall size: 12½” x 15½” / 31cm x 39cm
Year of creation: 1794
Condition: Overall very presentable.
Brave Fine Art has dated this piece to the 1750s.
Exquisite antique paintings that capture the imagination.
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John Bell, Anatomia, Skull - Antique Engraving
