Gouache painting with an oval panel showing a green scorpion, and below, a bare-chested woman bending over a reclining figure in pink beside water and a black bird.

Scorpio the scorpion, zodiac gouache painting

A small gouache painting divided into two panels. An oval top panel shows a green scorpion with an orange-tipped tail on pale ground among plants. Below, a standing bare-chested woman in an orange skirt bends over a reclining figure in pink robes, while a black bird stands in the grass beside a pool of water.

Artist: Unknown
Date: [between 1800 and 1899?]
Medium: Gouaches Paintings
Source: Wellcome Collection
Size: 2244 × 4000 px

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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1909.
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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