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A woman, looking downwards, her upper body exposed showing her right breast destroyed by cancer
1 painting : watercolour ; sheet 36.5 x 50.5 cm
Lettering: Entire destruction of the breast by cancerous ulceration. See Miss Moseley's case Oct 1828.…

Surgical and pathological illustrations from a 16th century manuscript - breast cancer

The lady in the picture is shown with the attributes of Saint Agatha, the third-century Sicilian martyr who was reported to have been tortured for rejecting the marriage proposal of the Roman governor. A dish with Agatha’s severed breasts and the…

Plate 63: Portrait of a lady traditionally identified as Giulia Gonzaga, half-length, turned to right; after Sebastiano del Piombo. c.1836
Etching and engraving
Height: Height: 271 millimetres
Width: Width: 214 millimetres
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