Watercolour drawing of a human skeleton with gold-washed ribs and Persian script annotations on aged paper.

Skeleton, Persian anatomical watercolour drawing

A skeleton is drawn frontally on aged paper, with the skull at top, a long spine, ribcage in gold and ochre wash, pelvis, and limbs with hands and feet. Handwritten Persian script labels line the margins and bones, and the stroke work is fine and delicate.

Artist: Unknown
Date: [between 1800 and 1899?]
Medium: Watercolors Paintings
Source: Wellcome Collection
Size: 2389 × 4000 px

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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1909.
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

19th century medical illustration manuscript watercolor skeleton anatomy historical medicine anatomical drawing persian art ribcage handwritten script human bones