Operation for cholesteatomatous cyst

  • Reference
    • GB 133 VFA.7.135
  • Dates of Creation
    • 19 Jul 1949
  • Physical Description
    • Height: 19.8 cms Width: 15.9 cms 1 object Drawing, carbon dustRoss board Good

Scope and Content

Detailed ross drawing of the brain at operation with a retractor in place and the right optic nerve labelled. Annotations on the back read "cholesteatomatous cyst of frontal lobe" and "patient's name 19.7.49".

See VFA.7.140 for a photograph of exactly the same image, which acts as a useful comparative tool between photographic and artistic medical representations. There are also a number of other drawings in the collection relating to this patient ( VFA.7.136, VFA.7.137 and VFA.7.138) and one other operative photograph (VFA.7.139).

Signed by the artist in the bottom right.

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