From Science Museum: "Lorenz Heister's (1683-1758) 'A General System of Surgery', published originally in 1743, describes a method for the removal of a tumour from a breast. The image shows the operation in progress.

This print is from the 1780 edition of ‘Dictionnaire raisonée des sciences des arts et des métiers’, edited by Denis Diderot and Jean Le Rond D'Alembert. The title translates as Classified Dictionary of Sciences, Arts and Trades. This was the first French encyclopaedia that aimed to introduce new ideas but also create a record of existing techniques such as those in surgery."]]> Copy 1 Vol. 1 Note: False imprint; there were two 'Paris eds., one published at Geneva (see new BM Cat.)]]> Pen and brown ink, with brown wash, over black chalk
Height: Height: 422 millimetres
Width: Width: 288 millimetres
Inscription type: inscription
Inscription content: Inscribed: "Lucia Cangiasi Vo." Verso inscribed twice: "CB" conjoined]]> Donated by: Arthur Nussbaum
Donated by: Mrs Arthur Nussbaum
1969
This item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45. The British Museum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.]]> The leaves (195mm x 140 mm) are cream laid paper, sewn into hard decorated covers (202 mm x 145 mm) with panels of small square numbered illustrations on both front and back, the spine is missing; front cover of note #11 has a surgical tool, the same used for mastectomy and torture; Height: Height: 202 millimetres
Width: Width: 145 millimetres]]> Inscription type: inscription
Inscription content: Signed in lower centre of impression: "Ioan. Sadl. excu.". Titled in Latin in lower margin: "S. Agatha".]]> After: Giulio Clovio
Published by: Jan Sadeler I]]> https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_Ii-5-153]]> Acquisitioned 1753]]> Height: Height: 277 millimetres (trimmed) (trimmed)
Width: Width: 202 millimetres]]> Height: Height: 260 millimetres
Width: Width: 184 millimetres
Inscription type: inscription
Inscription content: Signed at lower right: 'DC ex Aug:'. Lettered on the tablet above the saint: 'S. AGATHA VIRGO ET MARTYR'. And four lines in lower margin: 'Altrices AGATHAE ferro lacerare papillas ... saeve per hasce necas.'
This print is a copy in reverse after the engraving by Antonius II Wierix after Johannes Stradanus (not in the BM).]]> British Museum
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1970-1212-16
Purchased from: Craddock & Barnard
Acquisitioned 1970]]> Width: Width: 247 millimetres
Inscription type: inscription
Inscription content: Lettered in margin below: 'Iohannes Bapta Tiepolo inv et pinx. Io. Dominicus filius del. et fecit']]> After: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo]]> https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1865-1014-351
Purchased from: Edward Daniell in 1865]]> Etching and engraving
Height: Height: 358 millimetres
Width: Width: 274 millimetres
Inscription type: inscription
Inscription content: Lettered with title, production detail: 'le Golchin pinxit' and 'Iac. Coelemans Sculpsit 1706'. Numbered 20 on plate. Stamped: 'Gal. D'Aguilles'.]]> After: Guercino]]> https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1855-0609-712
Purchased from: A E Evans & Sons in 1855]]> Series: Series: Galerie d'Aguilles
Associated with: Jean Baptiste Boyer d'Aguilles
Representation of: St Agatha]]>