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Engraved anatomical plate of an opened pregnant abdomen showing a full-term fetus curled head-down inside the uterus, with folded drapery around it.

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 engraved anatomical plate shows a pregnant woman's abdomen opened to reveal a full-term fetus curled head-down within its membranes, with the uterine wall peeled back around it. Fine cross-hatching models the infant's skin and the folded drapery, and a second, smaller form appears in the upper right of the composition.

Artist
Charles Nicholas Jenty
Date
[1759]
Medium
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2521 × 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 de la matriz de una mujer embarazada y su hijo a término

Una lámina anatómica grabada en blanco y negro muestra el abdomen de una mujer embarazada abierto para revelar un feto a término, encogido con la cabeza hacia abajo dentro de sus membranas, con la pared uterina retirada alrededor. El rayado fino modela la piel del bebé y los pliegues de la tela, y una segunda forma más pequeña aparece en la parte superior derecha de la composición.

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

Uma gravura anatômica em preto e branco mostra o abdômen de uma mulher grávida aberto para revelar um feto a termo, encolhido com a cabeça voltada para baixo dentro das membranas, com a parede uterina afastada ao redor. Hachuras finas modelam a pele do bebê e as dobras do tecido, e uma segunda forma menor aparece na parte superior direita da composição.

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