Pancreas anatomy. 19th century artwork of an anterior view of the pancreas. The large vein (blue) and artery (red) that run behind the pancreas are the splenic vein and the splenic artery. This anatomical artwork is Fig. 1 from plate 47 from volume 5 (1839) of 'Traite complet de l'anatomie de l'homme' (1831-1854). This 8-volume anatomy atlas was produced by the French physician and anatomist Jean-Baptiste Marc Bourgery (1797-1849). The illustrations were by Nicolas-Henri Jacob (1781-1871).