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Lithograph comparing a small human skeleton with a large elephant skeleton, both standing side by side on a pale tan background.

Skeleton of a man, with the skeleton of an elephant. Lithograph by B. Waterhouse Hawkins, 1860.

A tan-toned lithograph shows a small human skeleton beside a much larger elephant skeleton, with long tusks, a curled trunk, and ribs and limb bones drawn in fine line. The human figure reaches toward the elephant's trunk while the animal stands on a plain, pale ground, and the printed plate header and caption appear along the top and bottom margins.

Artist
Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins
Date
[1860]
Medium
Lithographs
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2969 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

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