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An etching of the back of a standing figure, drawn as if their skin was removed to display the muscular system.

An etching of the back of a standing figure, drawn as if their skin was removed to display the muscular system. Their right hand is resting on their hip while the other is raised. They are standing with their weight shifted onto the right foot, the left foot raised slightly with only the toes touching the ground. They are standing on a pedestal.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
TL42415.1
People
Antonio Cattani, Italian (active 1770-1780s)
After Ercole Lelli, Italian (1702 - 1766)
Title
View of an Ecorché Seen from the Rear
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1781
Culture
Italian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/371403

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Etching
Technique
Etching
Dimensions
frame: 217.2 × 82.6 × 3.8 cm (85 1/2 × 32 1/2 × 1 1/2 in.)
sheet: 201.9 × 61 cm (79 1/2 × 24 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Philadelphia Museum of Art: Purchased with SmithKline Beckman (later SmithKline Beecham) Funds for the Ars Medica Collection, 1995
Object Number
TL42415.1
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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