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Coloured anatomical engraving of the underside of a human brain with red arteries at the center on a beige background, labelled Plate X.

Brain: dissection showing the base of the brain. Coloured line engraving by W.H. Lizars, ca. 1827.

A hand-coloured anatomical plate shows the underside of a human brain, with red arteries branching across the central base and blue veins over the pale cerebral surface. The cerebellum and brainstem appear at the lower center on a tan paper ground labelled Plate X.

Artist
William Home Lizars
Date
[1820/1827]
Medium
Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2618 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1827.
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: Base del cerebro: lámina de disección, grabado coloreado

Una lámina anatómica coloreada a mano muestra la parte inferior de un cerebro humano, con arterias rojas que se ramifican en el centro de la base y venas azules sobre la superficie pálida. El cerebelo y el tronco encefálico aparecen en la parte inferior central, sobre un fondo de papel beige con la inscripción Lámina X.

Português: Base do cérebro: prancha de dissecação, gravura colorida

Uma prancha anatômica colorida à mão mostra a parte inferior de um cérebro humano, com artérias vermelhas ramificadas no centro da base e veias azuis sobre a superfície pálida. O cerebelo e o tronco encefálico aparecem na parte inferior central, sobre um fundo de papel bege com a inscrição Prancha X.