Dr. Auzoux's papier-mâché models go on display at Cambridge museum

A set of papier-mâché models showing the inner workings of the human body are on display at the Whipple Museum in Cambridge.

Created by the Dr. Louis Auzoux in the early 1800s, they were made for medical students who were unable to carry out human dissections.

Dr. Auzoux's large model of the human body, "grand model d’homme", would have cost 3,000 francs in the 1820s, the equivalent of £120 today. He is nicknamed Marcel.

Auzoux later branched out into botanical models, including a model of a mulberry. He also created incredibly detailed model animals and insects.

Dr. Auzoux was also known for his horses' teeth, which were used to show how a healthy set should look. It is believed that at the time every French cavalry regiment had some.

Dr. Auzoux was so successful that the French government commissioned models to be made for every anatomical school so that their students could dissect them. He went on to develop his own firm.

In the 1800s Auzoux's models made the study of anatomy far more accessible. Today they can also be admired as works of art.