Muscles Collection

Anatomy of a greyhound
Anatomical drawing of the muscles of a greyhound, precisely labelled

Body Culture / Building
Charles Atlass body-building programme: " No other physical instructor in the world has ever dared to make such an offer!" Date: 1932

Heart, Veins, Arteries
Left - the arteries and veins Right - the muscles

Anatomy / Muscles
First layer of muscles in the human body (back view)

Eugen Sandow, Muscles
EUGEN SANDOW American exponent of physical fitness, showing off his arm muscles

YMCA Poster, Lend Your Strength, WW1
YMCA Poster, design by Adrian Gil-Spear, Lend Your Strength to the Red Triangle, Help the Y Help the Fighters Fight, United War Work Campaign, 11 to 18 November, First World War. circa 1918

Anatomical drawing of musculature, side view
Secunda Musculorum Tabulae (Anatomical drawing of musculature, side view) Source: Andreae Vesalii Bruxellensis, scholae medicorum Patauinae professoris

Two Turkish Wrestlers
A spectacular postcard photograph of two Turkish wrestlers, showing off their muscles, finely crafted moustaches and bowties!

Bodybuilder - Scarborough, England
A very well-lit shot of an English strongman flexing his biceps and upper torso

Diagram - Inside of Head
Detailed diagram showing muscles and veins inside of the head

Muscles of Human Body
Physiological diagram of the muscles, joints and animal mechanics of the human body

Muscle Man - Young boy displaying his muscles. Date: 1931

Elliman's Embrocation advert
Advert for Elliman's embrocation showing soldiers on horseback in very traditional uniforms. Elliman's is a medical lotion that can be rubbed on to aching, tired muscles

Anatomical Figure
A drawing of a male, anatomical figure, pointing directly forwards, showing the texture and contours of human muscles. A drawing by a student of the National Gallery Schools, Melbourne

When Eve Delved and Adam span, who then was the gentleman?'Scenic outdoor photographs of woman gardening. With captions, Trained Muscles Make Nothing of a Heavy Roller

Young, muscular man on the beach
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Royal Institution Christmas Lecture - A. V. Hill
Polly and David Hill assisting their father Professor A.V. Hill at a Royal Institution Christmas Lecture: when the youngsters heart-beats were shown on a screen

Timocleia and the Thracian Commander by Tiepolo
Timocleia and the Thracian Commander by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (1696-1770).- painting on canvas. Date: circa 1755

Anatomy of human musculature.. Anatomy of human musculature from the back showing inner muscles. Copperplate engraving by Milton from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts

Anatomy, inner arm dissection post-mortem
Superficial view of the arm on the inner side, with the parts undisturbed. Date: 1867

AMERICAN KIDS 1927
Two smartly dressed youngsters from an American farming region - he in plus-fours, lounging jacket & tie, she in a simple dress and knee-length socks : good muscles, too. Date: 1927

Jakob Koch (1871 - 1918), German amateur wrestler. Date: 1905

The Muscular System of the Human Body - from the front and the rear. Date: circa 1790

Drawing on anatomy by Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) The Musc
Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519). Italian polymanth. Genius. Renaissance. Drawing on anatomy by Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) The Muscles of the legs

Wrestlers, 1853, by Gustave Courbet
Gustave Courbet (1819-1877). French painter. Wrestlers, 1853. Museum of Fine Arts. Budapest. Hungary

Tom Jenkins (1872 - 1957), American catch wrestler who held the American Heavyweight Championship three times around the turn of the 20th century

Muscles and tendons of the leg and foot.. Handcolored steel engraving from Dr. Joseph Nicolas Masses Pocket Anatomy of the Human Body, Paris, 1864

Muscles and tendons of the forearm and hand.. Handcolored steel engraving from Dr. Joseph Nicolas Masses Pocket Anatomy of the Human Body, Paris, 1864

Naked male on a plinth with cross section of stomach
Tab II. Naked male on a plinth with cross section of stomach Source: Myographia nova, or, A graphical description of all the muscles in the humane body, as they arise in dissection by Browne, John

Naked man on plinth with cross section of muscles
Praelectio secunda - Tab I. Naked man on plinth with cross section of side and shoulder muscles Source: Myographia nova, or, A graphical description of all the muscles in the humane body

Sharron Davies and Neil Adams
Sharron Davies (b 1962), Commonweath and Olympic swimming champion, with Neil Adams (b 1958), European, Olympic and World judo champion

Medical examination, WW1
A young man in subjected to a medical examination by a uniformed official of the U.S army

Anatomical drawing of the human body
An anatomical drawing of the human body, showing muscles, nerves and internal organs

Alex Aberg - Estonian Wrestler
Aleksander Richard Aberg (1881-1920) - Russian-Estonian professional Greco-Roman and free-style wrestling world champion of the early 20th century. Date: circa 1910

Drawing from a study of anatomy. Human muscles of the arms
History of medicine. Drawing from a study of anatomy. Human muscles of the arms. 18th century

Muscle structure Leonardo da Vincis drawing. 15th century
Muscle structure. Leonardo da Vinci believed the study of the human body and of its proportions and muscles to be useful in artistic representation

Boy Flexing his Muscles
A puny little boy in a vest flexes his biceps! Date: 1930s

Muscles Front of Body
Detailed diagram of the muscles of a human male

Anatomy of the Human Body. Persian manuscript (16th c.) illustrating the muscles and nervous system in a male body in a squatting position. Persian art. Miniature Painting. FRANCE

Anatomical drawing of musculature
Septima Musculorum Tabula (Anatomical drawing of musculature) Source: Andreae Vesalii Bruxellensis, scholae medicorum Patauinae professoris

Anatomical drawing of a human skeleton
Humani Corporis ossium caeteris quae sustinent partibus liberorum suaque sede positorum (Anatomical drawing of a human skeleton side view) Source: Andreae Vesalii Bruxellensis

?Marengo?, the favourite charger of Napoleon I, 1815 (c). Soft-ground etching, by and after James Ward, published by R Ackermann, Strand, London, 1 August 1824

X-Ray - Sight - muscles of eye and Lachmymal apparatus. Part of Box 165 Boswell Collection - X-Rays. Date: circa 1900

A young boy shows off his muscles in Eccles! Date: circa 1980

Facial Exercises
A young woman in a bathing cap and face cream, twists her mouth as part of her routine of facial exercises to tone the muscles and keep her face looking young and fresh. Date: 1930s

Brain / Business Centre
The brain, depicted as a business centre: a series of offices including the headquarters (cerebrum) and camera operators (the eye muscles) etc. Date: 1920s

Spirit Rapping
Dr Schiff, of Paris, demonstrates how the so-called spirit rappings can be simulated by using the muscles of the leg Date: April 1859

Muscles and tendons of the thigh.. Handcolored steel engraving from Dr. Joseph Nicolas Masses Pocket Anatomy of the Human Body, Paris, 1864

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