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Sepia lithograph of a horse skeleton in stride beside a standing human skeleton with one arm raised toward the horse's neck.

Skeleton of a man, with the skeleton of a horse, in action. Lithograph by B. Waterhouse Hawkins, 1860.

A lithograph plate shows a horse skeleton in a trotting stride beside a human skeleton that reaches toward its neck. Both are drawn in side view with sepia tones over the bones, against a pale, ruled background with small printed text along the top and bottom edges.

Artist
Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins
Date
[1860]
Medium
Lithographs
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2995 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: Esqueletos humano y de caballo en acción, litografía de anatomía comparada

Una lámina litográfica muestra el esqueleto de un caballo en un paso de trote junto a un esqueleto humano que alcanza su cuello. Ambos se dibujan de perfil con tonos sepia sobre los huesos, sobre un fondo claro con líneas y pequeños textos impresos en los bordes superior e inferior.

Português: Esqueletos humano e de cavalo em ação, litografia de anatomia comparada

Uma lâmina litográfica mostra o esqueleto de um cavalo em passada de trote ao lado de um esqueleto humano que estende o braço em direção ao pescoço do animal. Ambos são desenhados de perfil, com tons sépia sobre os ossos, contra um fundo claro com linhas e pequenos textos impressos nas bordas superior e inferior.

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