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Engraved certificate with an anatomical écorché figure and a skeleton on stone plinths, holding a circular vignette above printed text.

John Abernethy: certificate showing a skeleton and an écorché figure holding aloft a vignette of Galen finding a human skeleton. Sugar-ground etching by J. G. Strutt, before 1821.

An engraved certificate showing a muscled écorché figure on the left and a skeleton on the right, both standing on stone plinths and holding up a roundel. The roundel shows a small scene of figures near a skeleton. Handwritten and printed text announces anatomy lectures attended.

Artist
Jacob George Strutt
Date
1821
Medium
Etchings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3683 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1821.
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: Certificado de lecciones de anatomía, John Abernethy, 1821

Un certificado grabado que muestra a la izquierda una figura écorché musculosa y a la derecha un esqueleto, ambos de pie sobre pedestales de piedra y sosteniendo un medallón circular. El medallón presenta una pequeña escena con figuras junto a un esqueleto. Texto impreso y manuscrito certifica la asistencia a lecciones.

Português: Certificado de aulas de anatomia, John Abernethy, 1821

Um certificado gravado que mostra à esquerda uma figura écorché musculosa e à direita um esqueleto, ambos de pé sobre pedestais de pedra e segurando um medalhão circular. O medalhão traz uma pequena cena com figuras perto de um esqueleto. Texto impresso e manuscrito atesta a participação em aulas.

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