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Black and white engraving of a nude pregnant woman's torso, cropped at the thighs, with stippled shading on a dark background.

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 plate showing the nude torso of a pregnant woman, cropped below the thighs, with a rounded abdomen, navel and pubic area rendered in fine stippled shading against a dark background. Plate 1 is marked in the top right corner, and French text appears along the bottom edge.

Artist
Charles Nicholas Jenty
Date
[1759]
Medium
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2515 × 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: Grabado de torso de mujer embarazada, atlas obstétrico de 1759

Grabado que muestra el torso desnudo de una mujer embarazada, recortado debajo de los muslos, con abdomen redondeado, ombligo y zona púbica sombreados con finas punteaduras sobre fondo oscuro. La lámina lleva la marca Planche 1 en la esquina superior derecha y texto en francés en el borde inferior.

Português: Gravura do torso de uma mulher grávida, atlas obstétrico de 1759

Gravura que mostra o torso nu de uma mulher grávida, cortado abaixo das coxas, com abdômen arredondado, umbigo e região pubiana sombreados em pontilhado fino sobre fundo escuro. A prancha traz a marca Planche 1 no canto superior direito e texto em francês na borda inferior.

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