Engraved medical plate in grayscale showing four studies: a darkened necrotic foot, ulcerated skin, blackened toes, and a detailed sole of a foot.

Pathological anatomy plate: diseased feet and skin, Carswell

A plate from Robert Carswell's Pathological Anatomy presents four grayscale studies. At left, a leg ends in a darkened, necrotic foot; upper right shows skin pocked with ulcers, while center right and bottom show blackened, ulcerated toes and a foot rendered in fine stippled detail.

Artist: Robert Carswell
Date: 1833-1838
Medium
Source: Wellcome Collection
Size: 2866 × 4000 px

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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1838.
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

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