[–] BugsJustFindMe 5y ago ↗ William Hunter's (of the world renowned Hunterian Collection of, among other things, many thousands of anatomical specimens) younger brother was one of her students.1760s Paris means that she was also a contemporary of Honoré Fragonard whose bodyworlds-esque proto-plastinated mummifications can still be seen on display just outside of Paris today. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honoré_Fragonard https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musée_Fragonard_d%27Alfort
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[ 2.9 ms ] story [ 13.0 ms ] thread1760s Paris means that she was also a contemporary of Honoré Fragonard whose bodyworlds-esque proto-plastinated mummifications can still be seen on display just outside of Paris today. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honoré_Fragonard https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musée_Fragonard_d%27Alfort