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X-Ray Photography
X-ray of a forearm and hand

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Auktionsdatum 6.6.2026

Photographer: Coxeter. X-ray of a forearm and hand. 1897. Vintage collodion print, mounted to original board. 15 x 24 cm. Signed and dated in ink in lower right within the image.

This early radiographic image captures the skeletal structure of a forearm and hand with inserted screws, exemplifying the fascination with X-ray technology following its discovery by Wilhelm Röntgen in 1895. Likely produced for scientific or medical demonstration, the print emphasizes the translucency of flesh and the opacity of metal in striking contrast, lending it a distinct aesthetic quality. Unlike most X-ray prints of the time, this example is signed and dated in ink. The signature most likely refers to the English company of the same name, Coxeter & Son, originally founded in 1836 as a manufacturer of medical instruments and later adapting its production to X-ray apparatus in response to growing demand in the late 1890s.