19th century dental tools. Collection of dental tools from the collection of items belonging to Hortense de Beauharnais (1783-1837),daughter of Josephine,later Empress of France. At the bidding of her father-in-law,the French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte,Hortense married the Emperor's brother,Louis,and thus became Queen of Holland when Louis was made King of Holland. The tools date from the period 1810-1820. Dental operations were painful and dangerous procedures until improvements in hygiene and anaesthetics later in the 19th century | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / CCI Archives |
Bildgröße: | 3787 px × 2334 px |
Modell-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
Eigentums-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
Restrictions: | - |