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Engraving of a standing human skeleton on a plinth, one arm extended, with a dolphin-like tail curling beside its leg, on a mottled sepia background.

A standing skeleton of a woman with a dolphin. Engraving by W. Cheselden, 1733.

An engraved skeleton stands on a plinth with one arm extended, a fish-like tail curling beneath its right leg, against a mottled sepia background. Fine hatched lines model the bones, ribcage, and pelvis in this 1733 engraving by William Cheselden.

Artist
William Cheselden
Date
1733
Medium
Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
1893 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1733.
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 de pie con delfín, grabado de William Cheselden, 1733

Un esqueleto grabado está de pie sobre un pedestal, con un brazo extendido y una cola parecida a la de un pez enroscada bajo su pierna derecha, sobre un fondo sepia moteado. Finas líneas sombreadas modelan los huesos, las costillas y la pelvis en este grabado de 1733 de William Cheselden.

Português: Esqueleto em pé com golfinho, gravura de William Cheselden, 1733

Um esqueleto gravado está em pé sobre um pedestal, com um braço estendido e uma cauda semelhante à de peixe enrolada sob a perna direita, contra um fundo sépia manchado. Linhas finas e hachuradas modelam os ossos, a caixa torácica e a pelve nesta gravura de 1733 de William Cheselden.

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