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Hand-coloured engraving showing a skull, jawbone, red head muscle diagrams, and a white and pink hellebore plant with leaves and roots.

Anatomy and botany: top, skull, jawbone, and muscles of head; bottom, hellebore plant. Coloured engraving, 1834-1837.

A hand-coloured engraving with a skull and jawbone in the upper part, and cross-sections of head muscles below in red and pink tones. At the bottom, a flowering hellebore with white and pink blossoms, dark green leaves and roots, with small floral details beside it. Printed labels and numbers mark the parts.

Artist
Unknown
Date
[between 1834 and 1837]
Medium
Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2581 × 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: Cráneo, mandíbula, músculos de la cabeza y planta de eléboro, grabado

Un grabado coloreado a mano con un cráneo y una mandíbula en la parte superior, y cortes de músculos de la cabeza debajo en tonos rojos y rosados. En la parte inferior aparece un eléboro en flor, con pétalos blancos y rosados, hojas verde oscuro y raíces. Números y etiquetas impresos señalan las partes.

Português: Crânio, mandíbula, músculos da cabeça e planta de heléboro, gravura

Uma gravura colorida à mão mostra um crânio e uma mandíbula na parte superior, e cortes dos músculos da cabeça abaixo, em tons de vermelho e rosa. Na parte inferior, um heléboro em flor, com pétalas brancas e rosadas, folhas verde-escuras e raízes. Números e legendas impressos marcam as partes.

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