Softened state of the cartilages and bones of the knee joint

Watercolour medical illustration depicting disease of the knee joint. It has the alternative reference number 1735 and P19A on the front. There is no Richmond Hospital Museum reference. The artist's name is in the bottom right corner 'J. Connolly Del.t' and in the bottom left 'Case of J.s Rooney Aet 15'. The handwritten note on the back reads 'This drawing is intended to show a softened state of the cartilages & bones of the knee joint. The knife penetrated deep into the [?] tissue with the utmost [?]'.本医学水彩插画描绘膝关节病变。该作品正面另有备用编号1735与P19A，无里奇蒙医院博物馆（Richmond Hospital Museum）馆藏编号。画面右下角标注有"J. 康诺利（J. Connolly） 绘"字样，左下角标注有"病例：J·S·鲁尼（J.s Rooney），年龄15岁"。画作背面的手写注释写道："本绘图旨在展示膝关节软骨与骨骼的软化状态。手术刀极深地刺入[?]组织，以极致的[?]。"