Siamese twins from Ghent, 1809, Joseph van Huerne (possibly), Joseph van Huerne (possibly), 1809 - 1814 Canvas Print

Siamese twins from Ghent, 1809, Joseph van Huerne (possibly), Joseph van Huerne (possibly), 1809 - 1814 Canvas Print

Siamese twins born in Ghent on February 9, 1809. The two girls died after eleven days. The drawing shows the bodies put on strong water, the preparation sold to the 'imperial museum' in Paris. Numbered top right: 24. With a description taken from the Gendsche gazette. Part of the seventh album with drawings of reptiles, amphibians and natural history ensembles. The seventh of twelve albums with watercolours of animals, birds and plants known around 1600, commissioned by Emperor Rudolf II. With explanations in Dutch, Latin and French.

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