Dr. Louis Auzoux

Louis Thomas Jérôme Auzoux (1797-1880) Skinned Human anatomical Model Paris, around 1850 135 cm In the 1820s Louis Auzoux, a French medical graduate ...

This papier mâché or papier-mâché model on wood of a clam is made in France by the Dr. Louis Auzoux workshop. The people from Dr. Auzoux's workshop in Paris were the best and most f...

Sinke & van Tongeren exhibited this extremely rare Auzoux Gorilla by carefully taking apart the model and creating an exploded view of this historically important piece. When viewed from a particular angle all pieces come together to form the original shape. It was part of the exhibition called ‘TIER’ at MOA in The Netherlands The story of a remarkable 19th century anatomical model created just four years after Darwin unleashed a political storm with his theories on human evolution. The publication of Charles Darwin’s controversial On the Origin of Species in 1859 caused debates to rage about human evolution, debates which witnessed the politicisation of a creature whose existence had only recently been confirmed by modern science. On one side of the argument was the Darwinian camp; on the other were those opposed to Darwin’s theory, such as Richard Owen, the famed Director of the Natural History Museum and a man who, interestingly, coined the word ‘dinosaur’. Tales of the creature in question had endured for centuries, but up until 1847 it remained a myth, an unknown. This all changed thanks to the missionary Thomas Savage and the anatomist Jeffries Wyman who wrote a paper for the journal of the Boston Society of Natural History in which they described a new species: Troglodytes gorilla. (Later, in 1929, Harvard zoologist Harold Coolidge would apply the synonym Gorilla gorilla...

1957 Dr. Auzoux French Educational Chart, P. Sougy, Digestif, set of 7 1957 Dr. Auzoux French Educational Chart, P. Sougy, Digestif (Digestio...

1953 Dr Auzoux French educational chart – P.Sougy – La Sauterelle Verte Org Int (Bush Cricket) S45 1953 Dr Auzoux French educational chart – P.Sougy – La Sauterelle Verte Org Int (B...

1957 Dr Auzoux French Educational chart – P.Sougy – Digestif – S7 (2) 1957 Dr Auzoux French Educational chart – P.Sougy – Digestif (Digesti...

1953 Dr. Auzoux French Educational Chart, P. Sougy, La Sauterelle Verte, set of 44 1953 Dr. Auzoux French Educational Chart, P. Sougy, La Sau...

This is one of the largest and rarest of the Dr. Auzoux papier mâché anatomical models. It’s also one of our most ambitious offerings. This prized 1846 first generation handmade model dates to the mid-1800s. I am told that there are almost 200 separate removable parts. It was recently found tucked away in a barn for over 20 years and is fresh to the market. A handful of Auzoux full size horse...

1953 Dr Auzoux French educational chart – P.Sougy – Le Hanneton (Scarab Beetle) S46. In the 1940s Paul Sougy, a gifted illustrator and curator of natural history at the Orleans Scien...

1953 Dr Auzoux French Educational Chart – P.Sougy – Sauterelle (Grasshopper) S452 1953 Dr Auzoux French Educational Chart – P.Sougy – Saute...

Dr Auzoux French Educational Chart – P.Sougy – Crane et Dent (Skull and Tooth) S5 Dr Auzoux French Educational Chart – P.Sougy – Crane et D...

Dr Auzoux French Educational Chart, P. Sougy, Moelle Epiniere (Spinal Cord) S9 Dr Auzoux French Educational Chart, P. Sougy, Moelle Epiniere (Spinal Cord) S9. In the 1940s Paul So...

1962 Dr Auzoux French educational chart, P.Sougy, Hydre 'Hydra Freshwater' S63. In the 1940s Paul Sougy, a gifted illustrator and curator of natural history at the Orleans Science Museum, south west of Paris, was commissioned by the estate of French naturalist Jerome Auzoux to create a series of educational illustrations based on the work of Dr Auzoux. Sougy created a stunning numbered series of illustrations which were used in books and educational charts to help further biology and physiology in schools and universities. Dr Louis Jerome Auzoux was a major pioneer in the education of anatomy and himself created a large number of exceptional lifelike paper mache models...

1960 Dr Auzoux French educational chart – P.Sougy – La Cigale – S.60 1960 Dr Auzoux French educational chart – P.Sougy – La Cigale. (Cicada) In the 1940s Pa...

1947 Dr Auzoux French educational chart - P.Sougy - Porc (Pig). In the 1940s Paul Sougy, a gifted illustrator and curator of natural history a...

1952 Dr Auzoux French educational chart – P.Sougy – Le Rein (Kidney) S41. In the 1940s Paul Sougy, a gifted illustrator and curator of natural history at the Orleans Science Museum, ...

1956 Dr Auzoux French educational chart – P.Sougy – La Seiche (Cuttlefish) S53 1956 Dr Auzoux French educational chart – P.Sougy – La Seiche (Cuttlefish) S53. In the 1940s Paul Soug...

1947 Dr. Auzoux French Educational Chart, P. Sougy, Taupe, set of 17 1947 Dr. Auzoux French Educational Chart, P. Sougy, Taupe (Mole). In the...