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Sequence of skeleton figures in stride, walking left, drawn in grey tones on mottled paper with a horizontal ground line.

A skeleton in motion. Lithograph, 18--.

A sequence of skeletons drawn side by side shows a figure walking from right to left, each frame slightly advanced in the stride. The bones of the spine, pelvis, arms and legs are rendered in dark and pale grey tones against a mottled, foxed paper ground with a single horizontal baseline below the feet.

Artist
Wilhelm Eduard Weber
Date
[not before 1836]
Medium
Lithographs
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2877 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1835.
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 en movimiento: figuras caminando en secuencia

Una secuencia de esqueletos dibujados uno junto a otro muestra una figura caminando de derecha a izquierda, con cada imagen ligeramente más avanzada en el paso. Los huesos de la columna, la pelvis, los brazos y las piernas aparecen en tonos grises oscuros y claros sobre un papel manchado, con una línea horizontal bajo los pies.

Português: Esqueleto em movimento: figuras caminhando em sequência

Uma sequência de esqueletos desenhados lado a lado mostra uma figura caminhando da direita para a esquerda, com cada imagem ligeiramente mais adiantada na passada. Os ossos da coluna, da pelve, dos braços e das pernas aparecem em tons de cinza escuros e claros sobre um papel manchado, com uma linha horizontal sob os pés.

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