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Hand-coloured engraving with a spine at left, several separate vertebrae above, and a yellow gentian plant with long leaves at right.

Anatomy and botany; top, hyoid bone and vertebrae; left, vertebral column; right, gentian. Coloured engraving, 1834-1837.

A hand-coloured engraving from La Medicina Pittoresca shows a human vertebral column at left, separate vertebrae and a hyoid-like bone at top, and a yellow gentian flower with long leaves at right. Labels in French and Italian sit along the bottom edge.

Artist
Unknown
Date
[between 1834 and 1837]
Medium
Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2767 × 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

Español: Columna vertebral, vértebras y flor de genciana amarilla, grabado coloreado

Un grabado coloreado a mano de La Medicina Pittoresca muestra a la izquierda una columna vertebral humana, vértebras separadas y un hueso parecido al hioides en la parte superior, y a la derecha una flor de genciana amarilla con hojas largas. Las leyendas en francés e italiano aparecen en el borde inferior.

Português: Coluna vertebral, vértebras e flor de genciana amarela, gravura colorida

Uma gravura colorida à mão de La Medicina Pittoresca mostra à esquerda uma coluna vertebral humana, vértebras separadas e um osso semelhante ao hioide no alto, e à direita uma flor de genciana amarela com folhas longas. Legendas em francês e italiano aparecem na borda inferior.