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Coloured anatomical plate of the underside of a human brain showing red arteries and blue veins, labelled Plate X.

Brain: dissection showing the base of the brain. Watercolour after(?) W.H. Lizars, ca. 1826.

A hand-coloured anatomical plate shows the underside of a human brain with its arteries in red and veins in blue, spread across pale pink and cream tissue. Lettered labels and the caption "Plate X" appear below the central vessels and brainstem.

Artist
William Home Lizars
Date
1820-1827
Medium
Watercolors
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3045 × 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: Cerebro: disección de la base del encéfalo, acuarela tras W.H. Lizars

Una lámina anatómica coloreada a mano muestra la parte inferior de un cerebro humano, con arterias en rojo y venas en azul sobre tejido rosado y crema. Letras de referencia y la leyenda "Plate X" aparecen debajo de los vasos centrales y del tronco encefálico.

Português: Cérebro: dissecção da base do encéfalo, aquarela após W.H. Lizars

Uma prancha anatômica colorida à mão mostra a face inferior de um cérebro humano, com artérias em vermelho e veias em azul sobre tecido rosado e creme. Letras de referência e a legenda "Plate X" aparecem abaixo dos vasos centrais e do tronco encefálico.