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[Galen contemplating the skeleton of a robber.]
[Galen contemplating the skeleton of a robber.]
[Etched by Gerard van der Gucht.]
[n.d., 1733.]
Etching with engraving. Sheet 385 x 245mm (15½ x 9¾"). Trimmed within plate.
A man in toga and sandals looks down on a skeleton on the ground under a cliff. The frontispiece from 'Osteographia, Or The Anatomy Of The Bones. By William Cheselden Surgeon To Her Majesty; F.R.S. Surgeon To St. Thomas's Hospital, And Member Of The Royal Academy Of Surgery At Paris'.
[Ref: 65361]   £180.00   (£216.00 incl.VAT)
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[Sir Edmund King]
[Sir Edmund King] Emd: King Esq. Aur: MD. Augustiss: Regis Car. II Med:ord: Coll: Medic: Lond: & Societ: Regal: Socius, Qui prasentu animo (Op Divina) eundem Sereniss: Regem Car: II a morte Subitaniâ Dexteri mè eripuit. Feb: 2. Anno Domini 1684.
P Lely Eques Pinxit. R Williams Fec.
Sold by E: Cooper at the 3 pidgions in Bedford Street.
Fine mezzotint, sheet 370 x 250mm (14½ x 10"). Trimmed and tipped into album sheet at sides.
A three-quarter length portrait of Sir Edmund King (c. 1629-1709) seated, wearing a long wig, lace cravat, scarf, and robe. One hand rests on a book placed on a table to the left, behind which stands a bust of a bearded man. The background features a curtain to the right, a carved pilaster to the center-left, and a distant landscape with clouds to the left. King was an English surgeon and physician, renowned for his experimental approach to medicine. He is also known for his service as a physician to Charles II of England.
CS 31 II of II. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 65466]   £320.00  
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[Sir Edmund King]
[Sir Edmund King] Emd: King Esq. Aur: MD. Augustiss: Regis Car. II Med:ord: Coll: Medic: Lond: & Societ: Regal: Socius, Qui prasentu animo (Op Divina) eundem Sereniss: Regem Car: II a morte Subitaniâ Dexteri mè eripuit. Feb: 2. Anno Domini 1684.
P Lely Eques Pinxit. R Williams Fec.
Sold by E: Cooper at the 3 pidgions in Bedford Street.
Fine mezzotint, sheet 370 x 250mm (14½ x 10"). Trimmed and glued to backing sheet at corners. Stains where glued. Small tear
A three-quarter length portrait of Sir Edmund King (c. 1629-1709) seated, wearing a long wig, lace cravat, scarf, and robe. One hand rests on a book placed on a table to the left, behind which stands a bust of a bearded man. The background features a curtain to the right, a carved pilaster to the center-left, and a distant landscape with clouds to the left. King was an English surgeon and physician, renowned for his experimental approach to medicine. He is also known for his service as a physician to Charles II of England.
CS 31 II of II. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd. From the collection of Lady Lucas of Credwell.
[Ref: 65475]   £180.00   (£216.00 incl.VAT)
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