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Black-and-white engraving of a standing human skeleton in profile, one arm outstretched, before a stone wall with trees and rocks in the foreground.

Tables of the skeleton and muscles of the human body ... / Translated from the Latin.

An engraved anatomical plate shows a full human skeleton standing in profile before a stone wall, one arm extended toward a wooded landscape. Plants and rocks fill the foreground of this fine black-and-white line engraving, dated 1749 in the record.

Artist
Bernhard Siegfried Albinus
Date
1749
Medium
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2950 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1749.
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 humano en paisaje, lámina de las tablas anatómicas de Albinus

Una lámina anatómica grabada muestra un esqueleto humano completo de pie, de perfil, frente a un muro de piedra, con un brazo extendido hacia un paisaje arbolado. Plantas y rocas llenan el primer plano de este fino grabado en línea blanco y negro, fechado en 1749 según el registro.

Português: Esqueleto humano em paisagem, prancha das tabelas anatômicas de Albinus

Uma lâmina anatômica gravada mostra um esqueleto humano completo, de pé e de perfil, diante de um muro de pedra, com um braço estendido em direção a uma paisagem arborizada. Plantas e pedras preenchem o primeiro plano desta gravura fina em preto e branco, datada de 1749 segundo o registro.

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