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Nicolas-Henri Jacob - Nicolas-Henri Jacob - Jean-Baptiste Marc Bougery (XIX) - 1880s
Poster - France
Superb reissued and colored anatomical engraving from the "Complete Treatise on the Anatomy of Man" by BOURGERY, Jean Baptiste Marc (1797-1849) in large format H 880 x W 310 mm
“ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED ANATOMIC AND SURGICAL TREATISES EVER PUBLISHED IN ANY LANGUAGE” (Heirs of Hippocrates 1569) .
The artist responsible for the spectacular illustrations was Nicolas-Henri Jacob (1782-1871) , a student of the neoclassical painter of the French Revolution, Jacques-Louis David. Bourgery considered Jacob his full collaborator in the project. Before embarking on this project, Jacob had gained considerable experience drawing on stone for lithographic publications. Jacob's artistic collaborators on the project were his wife, Charlotte Hublier-Jacob, Jean Baptiste Leveillé, Edmond Pochet, E. Roussin and others. The physiologist Claude Bernard played a slightly more important editorial role in the slightly expanded second edition of the work published from 1866 to 1871. Text in French, Latin and Greek. Magnificent work of medical anatomy, beautiful lithographic plates of the human body and very detailed, complete and rare.
Author: Jean-Baptiste Marc Bourgery (1797-1849) was a French doctor and anatomist from Orléans. In 20 years, with the artist Nicolas Henri Jacob, he created the complete anatomy manual "Complete Treatise on the Anatomy of Man" (published between 1831-1854) . Bourgery began his medical studies in 1813 in Paris, he also took lessons from the naturalist Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, professor at the Paris Natural History Museum. After passing the entrance exam, Bourgery worked as a clinical intern with René Laennec at the Necker hospital and with Guillaume Dupuytren at the Hôtel Dieu. From 1830, with the painter and illustrator Nicolas Henri Jacob, Bourgery worked on planning his most important work. It took nearly 20 years of teamwork to create this masterpiece. From 1840, he wrote scientific articles (often accompanied by lithographs) which were then published by the Paris Academy of Sciences. In addition, Bourgery also participated in the creation of anatomical models in stucco paper or papier-mâché for the Félix Thibert Anatomy Museum.
Illustrator: Nicolas-Henri Jacob (1782-1871) , was a French painter, designer and furniture architect who played a pioneering role in the art of lithography and established himself as a valuable aid to scientific publishing. Henri-Nicolas Jacob was the cousin of the famous cabinetmaker Georges Jacob, Nicolas Henri was a student of Jacques-Louis David, Antoine Dupasquier and Jean-Jacques Morgan. In 1802, he presented a series of pen drawings at the Paris Salon and became court painter to Eugène de Beauharnais, for whom he worked from 1805 to 1814 in Milan. On his return to France, he found a job as a drawing teacher at the National Veterinary School of Alfort (1818-1830) then moved to Paris and began his drawing lessons. He is the master of Jean-Baptiste Léveillé. His collaborators were Edmond Pouchet, E. Roussin. His wife was the painter Charlotte Hublier. Jacob devoted himself very early to the emerging technique of lithography, of which he was one of the pioneers. His first plates were exhibited at the Paris Salon of 1819, then became recurrent from the Salon of 1824 (portraits, genre scenes, etc.) : it was at this time that he began to work regularly for scientific publishing and medical. From 1830 to 1850, he devoted himself almost exclusively to the execution of the 700 lithographed plates of Bourgery's monumental work.
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Nicolas-Henri Jacob - Nicolas-Henri Jacob - Jean-Baptiste Marc Bougery (XIX) - 1880s
Poster - France
Superb reissued and colored anatomical engraving from the "Complete Treatise on the Anatomy of Man" by BOURGERY, Jean Baptiste Marc (1797-1849) in large format H 880 x W 310 mm
“ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED ANATOMIC AND SURGICAL TREATISES EVER PUBLISHED IN ANY LANGUAGE” (Heirs of Hippocrates 1569) .
The artist responsible for the spectacular illustrations was Nicolas-Henri Jacob (1782-1871) , a student of the neoclassical painter of the French Revolution, Jacques-Louis David. Bourgery considered Jacob his full collaborator in the project. Before embarking on this project, Jacob had gained considerable experience drawing on stone for lithographic publications. Jacob's artistic collaborators on the project were his wife, Charlotte Hublier-Jacob, Jean Baptiste Leveillé, Edmond Pochet, E. Roussin and others. The physiologist Claude Bernard played a slightly more important editorial role in the slightly expanded second edition of the work published from 1866 to 1871. Text in French, Latin and Greek. Magnificent work of medical anatomy, beautiful lithographic plates of the human body and very detailed, complete and rare.
Author: Jean-Baptiste Marc Bourgery (1797-1849) was a French doctor and anatomist from Orléans. In 20 years, with the artist Nicolas Henri Jacob, he created the complete anatomy manual "Complete Treatise on the Anatomy of Man" (published between 1831-1854) . Bourgery began his medical studies in 1813 in Paris, he also took lessons from the naturalist Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, professor at the Paris Natural History Museum. After passing the entrance exam, Bourgery worked as a clinical intern with René Laennec at the Necker hospital and with Guillaume Dupuytren at the Hôtel Dieu. From 1830, with the painter and illustrator Nicolas Henri Jacob, Bourgery worked on planning his most important work. It took nearly 20 years of teamwork to create this masterpiece. From 1840, he wrote scientific articles (often accompanied by lithographs) which were then published by the Paris Academy of Sciences. In addition, Bourgery also participated in the creation of anatomical models in stucco paper or papier-mâché for the Félix Thibert Anatomy Museum.
Illustrator: Nicolas-Henri Jacob (1782-1871) , was a French painter, designer and furniture architect who played a pioneering role in the art of lithography and established himself as a valuable aid to scientific publishing. Henri-Nicolas Jacob was the cousin of the famous cabinetmaker Georges Jacob, Nicolas Henri was a student of Jacques-Louis David, Antoine Dupasquier and Jean-Jacques Morgan. In 1802, he presented a series of pen drawings at the Paris Salon and became court painter to Eugène de Beauharnais, for whom he worked from 1805 to 1814 in Milan. On his return to France, he found a job as a drawing teacher at the National Veterinary School of Alfort (1818-1830) then moved to Paris and began his drawing lessons. He is the master of Jean-Baptiste Léveillé. His collaborators were Edmond Pouchet, E. Roussin. His wife was the painter Charlotte Hublier. Jacob devoted himself very early to the emerging technique of lithography, of which he was one of the pioneers. His first plates were exhibited at the Paris Salon of 1819, then became recurrent from the Salon of 1824 (portraits, genre scenes, etc.) : it was at this time that he began to work regularly for scientific publishing and medical. From 1830 to 1850, he devoted himself almost exclusively to the execution of the 700 lithographed plates of Bourgery's monumental work.
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