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Engraved anatomical figure with exposed muscles, hand resting on a stone block on a pedestal, plants and landscape behind.

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

An engraved anatomical plate shows a standing male figure with skin removed to reveal the muscles, one hand resting on a stone block atop a pedestal. Broad-leaved plants grow in the foreground, and an arch opens onto a landscape at right; the label 'TAB. IX' appears at top left.

Artist
Bernhard Siegfried Albinus
Date
1749
Medium
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2887 × 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: Figura anatómica con músculos expuestos, Tab. IX

Una lámina grabada muestra una figura masculina de pie, con la piel retirada para revelar los músculos, y una mano apoyada sobre un bloque de piedra en un pedestal. En primer plano crecen plantas de hojas anchas, y a la derecha un arco se abre hacia un paisaje; la etiqueta 'TAB. IX' aparece arriba a la izquierda.

Português: Figura anatômica com músculos expostos, Tab. IX

Uma gravura anatômica mostra uma figura masculina em pé, com a pele removida para revelar os músculos, e uma mão apoiada sobre um bloco de pedra em um pedestal. No primeiro plano crescem plantas de folhas largas, e à direita um arco se abre para uma paisagem; a legenda 'TAB. IX' aparece no canto superior esquerdo.

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