Nerves of the face
Date
1829
Creator
Charles Bell (1774 - 1842, British) , Illustrator
Object type
Archive reference number
Material
Dimensions
height (painting): 302mm
width (painting): 222mm
width (painting): 222mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Ink wash painting showing a dissection of the nerves in a man's face, with various nerves labelled with letters that correspond to explanations in the text.
Plate 8 from Charles Bell's paper titled 'On the nerves of the face; being a second paper on that subject', published in volume 119 of Philosophical Transactions.
Inscribed with publication and plate details. Signed in pencil lower right 'drawn by Charles Bell.' Royal Society stamp verso.
Charles Bell (1774-1842) was elected Fellow of the Royal Society in 1826 and was awarded the Royal Medal in 1829.
Plate 8 from Charles Bell's paper titled 'On the nerves of the face; being a second paper on that subject', published in volume 119 of Philosophical Transactions.
Inscribed with publication and plate details. Signed in pencil lower right 'drawn by Charles Bell.' Royal Society stamp verso.
Charles Bell (1774-1842) was elected Fellow of the Royal Society in 1826 and was awarded the Royal Medal in 1829.
Object history
An illustration produced for publication in the journal Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society.
Related fellows
Charles Bell (1774 - 1842, British) , Surgeon