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Engraved anatomical plate of an opened pregnant abdomen showing a full-term fetus curled head-down inside the uterus, with folded drapery around it.

Demonstration of the Uterus of a Pregnant Woman and Her Full-Term Child

A black-and-white engraved anatomical plate shows a pregnant woman's abdomen opened to reveal a full-term fetus curled head-down within its membranes, with the uterine wall peeled back around it. Fine cross-hatching models the infant's skin and the folded drapery, and a second, smaller form appears in the upper right of the composition.

Artist
Charles Nicholas Jenty
Date
[1759]
Medium
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2521 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1759.
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