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A color mezzotint print portrays the muscular system of a woman’s back.

A woman with short hair is turned away from the viewer. Her face is turned to the right, slightly looking over her right shoulder. The muscular system of her back is displayed, as if the skin from the back of her neck and shoulders to her hips has been peeled back. On her left, the muscles of her shoulder are She is wearing no clothing.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
TL42415.2
People
Jacques Fabien Gautier-Dagoty, French (1710 - 1781)
Title
Plate 14 from Myologie complette en couleur et grandeur naturelle (Complete Scientific Study of Muscles in Color and Life-Size)
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1746
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/371404

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Color mezzotint
Technique
Mezzotint
Dimensions
sheet: 76 × 53 cm (29 15/16 × 20 7/8 in.)
frame: 88.9 × 68.6 cm (35 × 27 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Philadelphia Museum of Art: Purchased with the SmithKline Beckman Corporation Fund, 1968
Object Number
TL42415.2
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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