Jean-Galbert Salvage, The Borghese Gladiator anatomised: frontal view, 1812.
Etching. 322 mm x 357 mm. © Photo: Royal Academy of Arts, London.
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The Borghese Gladiator anatomised: frontal view, 1812
Jean-Galbert Salvage (1772 - 1813)
RA Collection: Art
322 mm x 357 mm
Anatomie Du Gladiateur Combattant, Applicable Aux Beaux Arts, Ou Traité des os, des muscles, du mécanisme des mouvements, des proportions et des caractères du corps humain. Ouvrage Orné De 22 Planches, Par Jean-Galbert Salvage, Docteur En Médecine De La Faculté De Montpellier. - A Paris,: [1812]
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