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Pencil drawing of a standing skeleton in profile, arm extended forward, with a small sketch of a walking skeleton at lower right.

Standing skeleton, seen from the left side holding its left arm forwards, with a smaller sketch of a walking skeleton seen below. Pencil and white chalk drawing by J.C. Zeller, ca. 1833?.

A pencil drawing on tan paper shows a full-length human skeleton in profile, facing left, with its left arm extended forward and fingers spread. A smaller, fainter sketch of a walking skeleton appears at lower right beside it.

Artist
Zeller, Johann Conrad, 1807-1856.
Date
[1833?]
Medium
Pencil works
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2981 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1843.
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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