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Engraved anatomy plate: opened pregnant abdomen with a full-term fetus inside the uterus, surrounded by intestines.

Demonstration de la matrice d'une femme grosse et de son enfant a terme. Ouvrage en six planches peintes d'après nature et disposées de façon à donner l'idée la plus exacte de l'état de grossesse / Par les soins et sous la direction, de Charles Nicolas Jenty.

An engraved anatomical plate from an obstetric atlas shows a pregnant woman's abdomen opened to reveal a full-term fetus curled within the uterus, surrounded by layered intestines and soft tissue. Fine hatched lines model the skin, membranes and folds against a dark ground, with a sheet draped across the upper body.

Artist
Charles Nicholas Jenty
Date
[1759]
Medium
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2588 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1759.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Demostración del útero de una mujer embarazada y su feto a término

Una lámina grabada de un atlas obstétrico muestra el abdomen de una mujer embarazada abierto para revelar un feto a término enroscado en el útero, rodeado de intestinos y tejidos. Las líneas finas y cruzadas modelan la piel, las membranas y los pliegues sobre un fondo oscuro, con una tela cubriendo la parte superior del cuerpo.

Português: Demonstração do útero de uma mulher grávida e de seu feto a termo

Uma gravura anatômica de um atlas obstétrico mostra o abdômen de uma mulher grávida aberto para revelar um feto a termo enrolado no útero, cercado por intestinos e tecidos em camadas. Linhas finas e cruzadas modelam a pele, as membranas e as dobras contra um fundo escuro, com um lençol drapeado sobre a parte superior do corpo.

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