Hand-coloured engraving: left, a torso section with ribs and branching red arteries; right, a laurel sprig with flower and fruit diagrams.

Anatomy and Botany: Thorax Arteries and Laurel Sprig

A hand-coloured engraving from the plate La Medicina Pittoresca, split into two parts. On the left, a half-section of a human torso shows ribs and red and blue arteries branching across the chest wall; on the right, a flowering laurel sprig with small floral diagrams below.

Artist: Unknown
Date: [between 1834 and 1837]
Medium: Engravings
Source: Wellcome Collection
Size: 2403 × 4000 px

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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1837.
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 1830s botanical illustration natural history wellcome collection hand-colored engraving anatomy engraving scientific plate ribs arteries laurel medical print