Hand-coloured anatomical engraving of the base of a human brain, with rose-colored cerebellum and pale brainstem and nerves on beige paper.

Base of the brain, dissection plate XIII

A hand-coloured anatomical plate showing the underside of a human brain with the cerebrum pulled back and the cerebellum in rose tones at lower left and right. Pale cranial bone and a central brainstem with pale nerves and vessels are set on a warm beige ground, with the plate number printed at top.

Artist: William Home Lizars
Date: [1820/1827]
Medium: Engravings
Source: Wellcome Collection
Size: 2548 × 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

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