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Engraved illustration of a man with wild hair, wide eyes and open mouth, hands raised in alarm.

Essays on the anatomy and philosophy of expression / By Charles Bell.

An engraved plate shows a man with tousled hair, wide staring eyes and open mouth, his arms thrown up with palms outward in an expression of alarm. Fine hatched lines model his face, shoulders and raised hands against a plain pale ground.

Artist
Charles Bell
Date
1824
Medium
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3179 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1824.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

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Español: Estudio de expresión: hombre con las manos levantadas

Una lámina grabada muestra a un hombre de cabello revuelto, ojos muy abiertos y boca entreabierta, con los brazos levantados y las palmas hacia afuera en gesto de alarma. Líneas finas y cruzadas modelan el rostro, los hombros y las manos sobre un fondo claro y liso.

Português: Estudo de expressão: homem com as mãos erguidas

Uma gravura mostra um homem de cabelo desgrenhado, olhos arregalados e boca aberta, com os braços erguidos e as palmas voltadas para fora em gesto de alarme. Linhas finas e cruzadas modelam o rosto, os ombros e as mãos sobre um fundo claro e liso.

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