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  • Collection: Bidloo and Cowper: Seventeenth Century Anatomical Conflicts

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This mezzotint portrait of William Cowper was engraved by John Smith after an oil painting by John Closterman. It is signed by the artist and engraver in the bottom left and right corners of the portrait. Cowper is portrayed in a flowing wig, cravat,…

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This copperplate engraving of Govard Bidloo was created by a well established portrait engraver, Abraham Blooteling, after a drawing created by the artist Gerard de Lairesse. It is signed by the artist and engraver in the bottom left and right…

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The allegorical title page of The Anatomy of Humane Bodies displays a scene with several individuals performing various tasks in a classical landscape. In the foreground, Father time is shown holding an hourglass while his scythe lies on the ground…

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The allegorical title page of Anatomia Humani Corporis displays a scene with several individuals performing various tasks in a classical landscape. In the foreground, Father time is shown holding an hourglass while his scythe lies on the ground on…

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The allegorical title page of Ontleding des Meschelyken Lichaams displays a scene with several individuals performing various tasks in a classical landscape. In the foreground, Father time is shown holding an hourglass while his scythe lies on the…
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