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Woodcut engraving of a cow in side profile with head lowered, showing hatched lines for ribs and muscles, with printed text labels at upper right.

A cow. Woodcut after C. Gessner.

A woodcut of a cow shown in profile, head lowered and grazing, with its ribs and musculature drawn in fine hatched lines. Printed text at the upper right lists the cow's names in Latin, Italian, and German, and a "Ordo primus" heading.

Artist
Conrad Gessner
Date
1551/1554
Medium
Woodcuts
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2473 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1554.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Vaca, xilografía según Conrad Gessner

Xilografía de una vaca de perfil, con la cabeza baja como si pastara, y costillas y musculatura dibujadas con finas líneas de sombreado. Al costado derecho aparece un texto impreso con los nombres de la vaca en latín, italiano y alemán.

Português: Vaca, xilogravura após Conrad Gessner

Xilogravura de uma vaca de perfil, com a cabeça baixa como se pastasse, e costelas e musculatura desenhadas com linhas finas de hachura. No canto superior direito há texto impresso com os nomes da vaca em latim, italiano e alemão.