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Black-and-white photograph of a human brain viewed from below, with the brainstem at center and visible blood vessels across the folded surface.

Friern Hospital, London: a brain. Photograph, 1890/1910.

A black-and-white photograph of a human brain seen from below, showing the brainstem, optic nerves and cerebellar region at center with blood vessels visible across the surface. The folded cerebral hemispheres fill the frame, lit softly against a pale grey background in a gelatin silver print.

Artist
Unknown
Date
1890
Medium
Gelatin silver prints Photographs
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3185 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1890.
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 humano, vista inferior, Hospital Friern, Londres

Fotografía en blanco y negro de un cerebro humano visto desde abajo, con el tronco encefálico y los nervios ópticos en el centro y vasos sanguíneos visibles sobre la superficie. Los hemisferios cerebrales plegados ocupan casi todo el encuadre sobre un fondo gris pálido, en una copia de gelatina de plata.

Português: Cérebro humano, vista inferior, Hospital Friern, Londres

Fotografia em preto e branco de um cérebro humano visto por baixo, com o tronco encefálico e os nervos ópticos no centro e vasos sanguíneos visíveis sobre a superfície. Os hemisférios cerebrais dobrados ocupam quase todo o enquadramento contra um fundo cinza claro, em cópia de gelatina de prata.