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      A left hand

      c.1853-76

      Albumen print | 26.0 x 22.6 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 850562

      A photograph of a cartoon fragment depicting a study for a left hand that Ruland (1876) catalogued as being in the collection of the late Dr Wellesley, Oxford.

      • 26.0 x 22.6 cm (sheet of paper)

      • Acquired for the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)

      • Subject(s)
        • Science, Medicine and Technology
          • Medical sciences
            • Anatomy
              • Human anatomy
                • Hands (human)
        Object type(s)
          • visual works
            • photographs
      • Other number(s)

        Ruland p.46 D.XLIV.2

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