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Table IV, Tabulae Sceleti et Musculorum Corporis Humani

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The images in Tabulae Sceleti et Musculorum Corporis Humani are known for theirscientific accuracy as well as their artistry. Albinus and engraver Jan Wandelaarworked together for decades to produce the images for Albinus’ works. They useda mesh grid in front of the specimen to ensure accuracy and proportion. Wandelaaradded detailed backgrounds that give the specimens a lifelike quality, even addingshadows under the skeleton’s feet.One of the most famous images from Tabulae Sceleti et Musculorum Corporis Humaniincludes Miss Clara the Rhino. Miss Clara was the pet of a Dutch East India Companyemployee, who sent her to Europe in 1741. It had been nearly 200 years since a rhinohad been in Europe, and she quickly became a celebrity. She appears in severalpaintings of the period, and Wandelaar likely added her as a novelty.

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