{"product_id":"lizars-anatomical-drawing-arteries","title":"John Lizars  -  19th Century Anatomical Engraving","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"797\" data-end=\"840\"\u003ePopliteal Artery - Plate XXV\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"840\" data-end=\"843\"\u003eHand-Coloured Anatomical Engraving, Edinburgh, 1823–1827\u003cbr data-start=\"899\" data-end=\"902\"\u003eBy John Lizars\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"963\" data-end=\"1265\"\u003eAn original 200-year-old hand-coloured anatomical engraving from \u003cem data-start=\"1028\" data-end=\"1077\"\u003eA System of Anatomical Plates of the Human Body \u003c\/em\u003eby John Lizars, published in Edinburgh between 1823 and 1827. A striking museum-quality study of human anatomy, combining scientific precision with refined nineteenth-century engraving.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"1267\" data-end=\"1270\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"1272\" data-end=\"1283\"\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1284\" data-end=\"1486\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1284\" data-end=\"1307\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1286\" data-end=\"1307\"\u003eArtist: John Lizars\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1308\" data-end=\"1352\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1310\" data-end=\"1352\"\u003ePlate: Popliteal Artery - Plate XXV\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1353\" data-end=\"1372\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1355\" data-end=\"1372\"\u003eDate: 1823–1827\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1373\" data-end=\"1424\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1375\" data-end=\"1424\"\u003eTechnique: Copperplate engraving, hand coloured\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1425\" data-end=\"1464\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1427\" data-end=\"1464\"\u003eSize: Folio – approx. 43 cm x 27 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1465\" data-end=\"1486\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1467\" data-end=\"1486\"\u003eOrigin: Edinburgh\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"1488\" data-end=\"1491\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"1493\" data-end=\"1515\"\u003eHistorical Context\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1516\" data-end=\"1715\"\u003eJohn Lizars studied under the eminent Edinburgh surgeon John Bell and later taught anatomy and surgery in the city. The plates were engraved on copper by his brother, William Home Lizars (1788–1859).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1717\" data-end=\"1917\"\u003eThis superb atlas is regarded as one of the most elegant anatomical works of the nineteenth century. The engravings were painstakingly produced and coloured by hand, making each example subtly unique.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1919\" data-end=\"2004\"\u003e(References: Cushing L313; Heirs of Hippocrates 1436; Waller 5950; Wellcome III: 531)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"2006\" data-end=\"2009\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"2011\" data-end=\"2024\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2025\" data-end=\"2170\"\u003eThese plates are approximately 200 years old and may show light foxing, toning, minor dust marks, or small closed edge tears consistent with age.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"2172\" data-end=\"2175\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"2177\" data-end=\"2189\"\u003eShipping\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2190\" data-end=\"2320\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFree worldwide shipping.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2214\" data-end=\"2217\"\u003eFully insured and tracked from the UK.\u003cbr data-start=\"2255\" data-end=\"2258\"\u003eCarefully rolled in a protective sealed tube for safe arrival.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2322\" data-end=\"2369\"\u003eCollection available by appointment (weekends).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"2371\" data-end=\"2374\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Room Four","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53682128683393,"sku":"1952","price":165.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0610\/3731\/4307\/files\/early-anatomy-plate-xxv-original-492493.jpg?v=1743504262","url":"https:\/\/www.roomfour.co.uk\/products\/lizars-anatomical-drawing-arteries","provider":"Room Four","version":"1.0","type":"link"}