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Engraved plate of four severed cow heads wired to metal rods and stands, arranged on a shelf and tables, with numbered figure labels.

Essai theórique et expeŕimental sur le galvanisme, avec une seŕie d'expeŕiences faites en preśence des Commissaires de l'Institut national de France, et en divers amphitheátres anatomiques de Londres / par Jean Aldini.

An engraved plate showing four severed cow heads on wooden stands, each wired to metal rods and conductors on stands with candles or posts. Two heads sit on a shelf above, two on a table below, with numbered figure labels. The fine line engraving shows a laboratory-style demonstration setup.

Artist
Giovanni Aldini
Date
An XII. [12] -- M.DCCCIV. [1804]
Medium
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2914 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1804.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

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Español: Experimentos galvánicos en cabezas de bovino, Aldini 1804

Una lámina grabada muestra cuatro cabezas de vaca separadas, sobre soportes de madera, conectadas por varillas y conductores metálicos a postes con velas. Dos están en un estante superior y dos sobre una mesa inferior, con etiquetas numeradas. El grabado de línea fina muestra un montaje de demostración.

Português: Experimentos galvânicos em cabeças de boi, Aldini 1804

Uma gravura mostra quatro cabeças de vaca separadas, sobre suportes de madeira, ligadas por hastes e condutores metálicos a postes com velas. Duas estão em uma prateleira superior e duas sobre uma mesa inferior, com legendas numeradas. A gravura de linhas finas mostra uma montagem de demonstração.

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