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Engraved anatomical plate of an opened pregnant uterus with a full-term fetus inside its membranes, framed by drapery and bare thighs.

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.

A black-and-white engraving shows a pregnant woman's abdomen opened to reveal the uterus and what appears to be a full-term fetus within its membranes. Folded drapery and the figure's bare thighs frame the dome-shaped sac against a shaded background, with fine engraved hatching across the surface.

Artist
Charles Nicholas Jenty
Date
[1759]
Medium
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2542 × 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 de su hijo a término

Un grabado en blanco y negro muestra el abdomen de una mujer embarazada abierto para revelar el útero y lo que parece ser un feto a término dentro de sus membranas. Pliegues de tela y los muslos desnudos de la figura enmarcan el saco en forma de cúpula sobre un fondo sombreado, con finas líneas grabadas en la superficie.

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

Uma gravura em preto e branco mostra o abdômen de uma mulher grávida aberto para revelar o útero e o que parece ser um feto a termo dentro das membranas. Dobras de tecido e as coxas nuas da figura emolduram o saco em forma de cúpula sobre um fundo sombreado, com finas hachuras gravadas na superfície.

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