Images Dated 15th August 2005

Upper body skeleton, computer artwork

Upper body skeleton. Computer artwork of a human skeleton showing the bones of the upper body. At the top is the base of the skull and the jaw bone. The backbone or spine runs down the back of the body from the base of the skull to the pelvis. The ribcage (centre) is comprised of twelve pairs of curved ribs that attach to the spinal column at the back and to the sternum at the front. The large bones seen behind the rib cage are the scapulae or shoulder blades

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Sketch for a ceiling mural for the Elysee-Palace (not carried out), late 19th/early 20th century. Artist: Henri Gervex

Sketch for a ceiling mural for the Elysee-Palace (not carried out), late 19th/early 20th century. From a private collection

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Alexandre Lenoir, 1799. Artist: Pierre Maximilien Delafontaine

Alexandre Lenoir, 1799. Originally an artist, Lenoir was actively involved in conserving France's heritage from the ravages of the Revolution, founding the Musee des Monuments Francais (Museum of French Monuments) in 1795. In this portrait he is shown carrying an urn containing the remains of Moliere

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