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Engraved plate of a bald man's face seen from the front, with facial muscles drawn in fine hatched lines around the eyes, nose and mouth.

Essays on the anatomy of expression in painting / By Charles Bell.

An engraved anatomical plate showing a bald man's head seen from the front, with the facial muscles drawn in fine hatched lines around the eyes, nose, cheeks and mouth. The shaded, delicate linework on a pale ground gives the face a stark, clinical appearance.

Artist
Charles Bell
Date
1806
Medium
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2940 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1806.
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: Músculos faciales en un grabado anatómico de 1806 de Charles Bell

Una lámina grabada de anatomía que muestra la cabeza calva de un hombre de frente, con los músculos faciales dibujados en finas líneas sombreadas alrededor de los ojos, la nariz, las mejillas y la boca. El trazo delicado sobre fondo claro da al rostro un aspecto austero y clínico.

Português: Músculos do rosto em uma gravura anatômica de 1806 de Charles Bell

Uma gravura anatômica mostrando a cabeça calva de um homem vista de frente, com os músculos do rosto desenhados em linhas finas e hachuradas ao redor dos olhos, do nariz, das bochechas e da boca. O traço delicado sobre fundo claro dá ao rosto uma aparência austera e clínica.