Eczema

Alfred Hardy (mentioned on object), c. 1868

A photographer could illustrate a scientific subject more rapidly and precisely than a draughtsman. There was one drawback, however, colour photography did not yet exist then. The physician Arthur de Montméja took photographs for a compendium of skin diseases, and oversaw the hand-colouring of them. And so old-fashioned handiwork nevertheless found a way in through a back door.

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  • Object numberRP-F-2001-7-1189
  • Dimensionsheight 290 mm x width 220 mm x thickness 30 mm