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Engraved anatomical plate of a standing nude man with labeled muscles, arms raised and outstretched, on pale toned paper.

Superficial anatomy of the man. Engraving by A. Bell after G. Bidloo, 1798.

A nude male figure stands in contemplative contrast, one arm raised and the other extended, with surface muscles and anatomical lettering marked across the body. Fine engraved hatching models the musculature on a pale, toned paper, and a small numbered key sits at the upper right.

Artist
Govert Bidloo
Date
[1798]
Medium
Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2986 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1798.
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: Anatomía superficial del cuerpo masculino, grabado según Bidloo

Una figura masculina desnuda está de pie, con un brazo levantado y el otro extendido, y con marcas y letras anatómicas sobre el cuerpo. El grabado con trazos finos modela la musculatura sobre un papel claro y matizado, y una pequeña clave numerada aparece en la parte superior derecha.

Português: Anatomia superficial da figura masculina, gravura após Bidloo

Uma figura masculina nua está de pé, com um braço erguido e o outro estendido, e com marcas e letras anatômicas sobre o corpo. A gravura de hachuras finas modela a musculatura sobre papel claro e matizado, e uma pequena legenda numerada aparece no canto superior direito.