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Chromolithograph of a skeleton dressed in ragged green coat and bowler hat, holding a pipe, standing on a hillside beside two 1898 calendar pages.

A skeleton dressed as beggar. Lithograph by L. Crusius, 1898.

A chromolithograph shows a skeleton wearing a brown bowler hat and tattered green coat, holding a pipe and a small tin can while standing on a grassy slope. Two calendar pages for September and October 1898 hang in the sky, and the caption reads "A Prodigal's Return".

Artist
Crusius, L.
Date
1898 1898
Medium
Calendars Lithographs
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2771 × 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: El regreso del pródigo: esqueleto harapiento, calendario de 1898

Una cromolitografía muestra un esqueleto con sombrero de copa marrón y abrigo verde raído, sosteniendo una pipa y una pequeña lata mientras está de pie en una ladera de hierba. Dos hojas de calendario de septiembre y octubre de 1898 flotan en el cielo, y el texto dice "A Prodigal's Return".

Português: O retorno do pródigo: esqueleto maltrapilho, calendário de 1898

Uma cromolitografia mostra um esqueleto de chapéu-coco marrom e casaco verde rasgado, segurando um cachimbo e uma pequena lata enquanto está em pé numa encosta gramada. Duas folhas de calendário de setembro e outubro de 1898 aparecem no céu, e a legenda diz "A Prodigal's Return".

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