Teaching watercolor of a mass on the femur near the knee and a microscopic view of the tissue
Dublin Core
Title
Teaching watercolor of a mass on the femur near the knee and a microscopic view of the tissue
Subject
Neoplasms
Histology
Cells
Bone and Bones
Leg
Femur
Muscles
Henry Jacob Bigelow Watercolor Collection
Wallis, Oscar
Bigelow, Henry Jacob, 1818-1890
Teaching Aids and devices
Teaching Methods
Harvard Medical School. Department of Anatomy
Fitz, Reginald, 1885-1953
Description
Possibly from a local Boston patient
Abstract
Large watercolor showing several views of a mass or tumor of the femur. In the upper left is a view of the patients right leg, showing the mass of the tumor beneath the skin above the knee. In the upper right is a cross section of the bone and surrounding tissue, painted in deep reds and yellows. In the bottom is a microscopic view of the various kinds of cells in the tissue, with a red blood cell for scale. Watercolor is framed in green sewn textile with metal grommets in each of the four corners.
Creator
Wallis, Oscar
Date Created
1848-1854
Rights
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Access Rights
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Is Part Of
Warren Anatomical Museum (21142.358)
Format
image
Medium
watercolors (paintings)
Identifier
21142.358
Provenance
Henry Jacob Bigelow employed artist Oscar Wallis exclusively from 1848 - 1854 to paint a series of large teaching watercolors to illustrate Bigelow's lectures at Harvard Medical School. Wallis painted the teaching diagrams from local subjects and from the atlases of established medical authorities. The effort cost Bigelow $6,000. In 1890 Bigelow presented the watercolors to Reginald H. Fitz to be used in the Harvard Medical School's Department of Anatomy. The watercolors were transferred into the Warren Anatomical Museum between 1890 and 1930.
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Physical Dimensions
69 W x 100 H cm
Files
Citation
Wallis, Oscar, “Teaching watercolor of a mass on the femur near the knee and a microscopic view of the tissue,” OnView, accessed May 9, 2024, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/index.php/items/show/13280.