The Science of Drawing- The Figure by Frank Howard, 1840 Download:

John Marshall, 1890 Download:

Richard Lewis Bean, 1841 Download:

The Human Machine (download) by George B. Bridgman Another classic textbook by Bridgman that teaches strategies for describing volumes and structures of the body in drawing.

Anatomical Plates Diminished from Albinus (download) by Robert Hooper, M.D. Reprints of classic anatomical engravings by the German anatomist B. S. Albinus, accompanied by descriptive maps.

Constructive Anatomy (download) by George B. Bridgman Created expressly for artists, Bridgman’s books emphasize applied knowledge of anatomy to project structure and movement in rendering the human figure.

The Essentials of Anatomy (download) by William Darling and A. L. Ranney This book was created as a medical-physiological reference, but contains many detailed and beautifully rendered illustrations that artists will find useful for clarifying minute details of physical structures.

Veterinary Anatomical lllustrations (external link) from the University of Wisconsin digital collections

Dream Anatomy (external link) The online catalog of an exhibition presented by the National Library of Medicine. Many great high-resolution images here.

Historical Anatomies on the Web (external link) A number of plates from historic anatomy texts.