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[Joseph Récamier.]
[Joseph Récamier.]
Peint par Paulin Guérin. Gravé par F. Girard.
Imprimé par Alfred Chardon, J.ne rue Racine, 3, Paris. [n.d., c.1830.]
Mezzotint, scarce. Sheet 535 x 380mm (21 x 15"). Tear in top edge. Margins rubbed.
Joseph-Claude-Anthelme Récamier (1774-1852), French gynecologist who coined the term ''metastasis''. His two most important papers are: 'Recherches sur le traitement du cancer' (Research on Treatment of Cancer, 1829) & 'Recherches sur le traitement du cholera-morbus' (Research on Treatment of Cholera, 1832), which is shown propped up on the table next to him in this portrait.
[Ref: 46396]   £450.00  
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J. B. Viotti.
J. B. Viotti.
Gravé par Lambert d'après le Dessin original de P. Guérin appartenant à Mr. Cartier.
[n.d., c. 1860's.]
Stipple engraving. Sheet 240 x 150mm (9½ x 6"). Trimmed to plate.
Portrait of Giovanni Battista Viotti (1755 - 1824), Italian violinist whose virtuosity was famed and whose work as a composer featured a prominent violin and an appealing lyrical tunefulness. He was also a director of French and Italian opera companies in Paris and London. He personally knew Joseph Haydn and Ludwig van Beethoven.
[Ref: 63245]   £75.00   (£90.00 incl.VAT)
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