Painting, human uterus by Franz [Andreas] Bauer
Reference number: PT/73/6/10
Date: 1817

Description
Plate 8 containing an anatomical study of the uterus of a woman. The painting is taken from the body of an anonymous 21-year old servant maid who died on 15 January 1817, according to William Clift, in a very early stage of pregnancy. The work is inscribed with publication and plate details. Signed lower left 'Franz Bauer del:'. Royal Society stamp verso. Watermarked 'J Whatman 1804'.
Subject: Anatomy
Published in Philosophical Transactions as part of paper titled 'On the passage of the ovum from the ovarium to the uterus in women' by Everard Home.
Read to the Royal Society on 1 May 1817.
- Reference number
- PT/73/6/10
- Earliest possible date
- 1817
- Physical description
- Ink wash on paper
- Page extent
- 1 page
- Format
- Painting
- Digital version available on The Royal Society Picture Library
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Creator names
Franz Andreas Bauer

Everard Home

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Franz Andreas Bauer, Everard Home, Painting, human uterus by Franz [Andreas] Bauer, 1817, PT/73/6/10, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/pt_73_6_10/painting-human-uterus-by-franz-andreas-bauer, accessed on 08 February 2025
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Related Publications
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On the passage of the ovum from the ovarium to the uterus in women External link, opens in new tab.
Date: 31st December 1833
DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1815.0062
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XVIII. On the passage of the ovum from the ovarium to the uterus in women External link, opens in new tab.
Date: 31st December 1817
DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1817.0019
Related Records
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Paper, 'On the passage of the ovum from the ovarium to the uterus in women' by Sir Everard Home
Creator: Everard Home Reference number: PT/11/18
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Illustrations produced for the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, 1807-1833
1807-1833 Reference number: PT/73 -
Illustrations produced for the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, volume 107
1816-1817 Reference number: PT/73/6
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Franz Andreas Bauer
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Everard Home
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