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Sepia anatomical lithograph of a human skeleton riding a horse skeleton, with leg and foot bones compared at upper left.

Skeleton of a man, riding the skeleton of a horse: three figures, including a comparison between the leg and foot bones of a man, and those of a horse. Lithograph by B. Waterhouse Hawkins, 1860.

A sepia lithograph shows a human skeleton seated astride a horse skeleton in a galloping pose, with the horse's ribs, spine and legs clearly drawn. At upper left, a man's leg and foot bones are set beside those of a horse for comparison.

Artist
Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins
Date
[1860]
Medium
Lithographs
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2964 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1860.
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: Esqueleto de un hombre montando un esqueleto de caballo

Una litografía en tono sepia muestra un esqueleto humano sentado sobre un esqueleto de caballo en una pose de galope, con costillas, columna y patas del caballo claramente dibujadas. En la parte superior izquierda, huesos de la pierna y del pie de un hombre se comparan con los de un caballo.

Português: Esqueleto de um homem montado em um esqueleto de cavalo

Uma litografia em tom sépia mostra um esqueleto humano sentado sobre um esqueleto de cavalo em pose de galope, com costelas, coluna e patas do cavalo claramente desenhadas. No canto superior esquerdo, ossos da perna e do pé de um homem são comparados aos de um cavalo.

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