'Theatre of Anatomy, Cambridge', print, London, England, 1815

Made:
1815 in London
artist:
Augustus Charles Pugin
and
Joseph Constantine Stadler
'Theatre of Anatomy, Cambridge', print, London, England, 1815 Aquatint, coloured, the Theatre of Anatomy, Cambridge. By J.C Photographic copy: Aquatint, coloured, the Theatre of Anatomy

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'Theatre of Anatomy, Cambridge', print, London, England, 1815
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Aquatint, coloured, the Theatre of Anatomy, Cambridge. By J.C
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© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Photographic copy: Aquatint, coloured, the Theatre of Anatomy
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Aquatint, coloured, the Theatre of Anatomy, Cambridge. By J.C. Stadler after A. Pugin. 34x27cm.

Two visitors are inspecting the anatomy theatre at the University of Cambridge. A human skeleton stands above the dissecting table where two specimens are placed. In one of the jars are conjoined twins. Human anatomical specimens also line the shelves. As few bodies were available for dissection, demonstrations in theatres enabled a number of medical students to learn human anatomy from watching the same procedure.

The print by Joseph Constantine Stadler (active 1780-1812) was taken from a drawing by Augustus Pugin (1765-1832). The illustration was one of 65 plates in A History of the University of Cambridge by William Combe (1742-1823), published in 1815.

Details

Category:
Art
Object Number:
1982-575
Materials:
paper and aquatint
type:
print
credit:
Grosvenor Prints