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Engraved anatomical plate of a skeleton seen from behind, arms outstretched, standing before a stone pedestal with a reclining sculpted figure and rocky ground.

A skeleton, back view, with left arm extended. Engraving by G. Scotin after B.S. Albinus, 1747.

An engraved anatomical plate shows a full human skeleton seen from behind, arms outstretched and feet planted on a rocky ground. Behind it, a classical pedestal bears a reclining sculpted figure and a circular relief, with ferns and foliage at the lower left.

Artist
Bernhard Siegfried Albinus
Date
1747
Medium
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2931 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1747.
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: Esqueleto, vista posterior, con el brazo izquierdo extendido (1747)

Una lámina anatómica grabada muestra un esqueleto humano completo visto desde atrás, con los brazos extendidos y los pies apoyados en un suelo rocoso. Detrás, un pedestal clásico sostiene una figura escultórica reclinada y un relieve circular, con helechos y follaje en la parte inferior izquierda.

Português: Esqueleto, vista posterior, com o braço esquerdo estendido (1747)

Uma lâmina anatômica gravada mostra um esqueleto humano completo visto de costas, com os braços estendidos e os pés apoiados em um chão rochoso. Atrás, um pedestal clássico sustenta uma figura escultórica reclinada e um relevo circular, com samambaias e folhagem no canto inferior esquerdo.

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