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Colour lithograph of a skeleton in a blue dress and tartan cap riding a bicycle, with 1898 calendar pages at upper left.

A skeleton dressed as a woman cyclist. Colour lithograph by L. Crusius, 1898.

A skeleton dressed as a woman cyclist in a blue sailor-collar jacket, full skirt, and tartan cap rides a bicycle along a pale road. Two calendar pages for May and June 1898 hang in the sky at left, and the caption reads "A Century Maid."

Artist
Crusius, L., active 1898-1900.
Date
1898 1898
Medium
Calendars Lithographs
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2852 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1898.
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: Una doncella del siglo: esqueleto ciclista con gorra escocesa, 1898

Un esqueleto vestido como una mujer ciclista, con chaqueta azul de cuello marinero, falda amplia y gorra de tartán, pedalea por un camino claro. A la izquierda, dos hojas de calendario de mayo y junio de 1898 aparecen en el cielo, y el pie dice "A Century Maid".

Português: Uma donzela do século: esqueleto ciclista com boina xadrez, 1898

Um esqueleto vestido como uma mulher ciclista, com jaqueta azul de gola marinheira, saia ampla e boina xadrez, pedala por uma estrada clara. À esquerda, duas folhas de calendário de maio e junho de 1898 aparecem no céu, e a legenda diz "A Century Maid".

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