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Engraving of a nude woman holding a globe in an oval frame, surrounded by zodiac signs and radiating light rays on a starry background.

Culpeper's English physician ; and complete herbal. Vol. I. / [Nicholas Culpeper].

An engraved plate shows a nude woman holding a globe at the center of an oval frame, with zodiac signs around the border and rays of light radiating outward against a starry background. Her pose is frontal and calm, and fine line engraving and a lettered caption run along the bottom edge.

Artist
Nicholas Culpeper
Date
1810
Medium
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3023 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1810.
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: Mujer desnuda con globo y signos del zodíaco, lámina astrológica grabada

Una lámina grabada muestra a una mujer desnuda que sostiene un globo en el centro de un marco ovalado, con signos del zodiaco alrededor del borde y rayos de luz que se irradian sobre un fondo estrellado. Su postura frontal y serena contrasta con el trazo fino del grabado, y una leyenda con texto aparece en la parte inferior.

Português: Mulher nua com globo e signos do zodíaco, gravura astrológica

Uma gravura mostra uma mulher nua segurando um globo no centro de uma moldura oval, com signos do zodíaco ao redor da borda e raios de luz que se irradiam sobre um fundo estrelado. A postura frontal e serena contrasta com o traço fino da gravura, e uma legenda escrita aparece na parte inferior.

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