Axial Commons Image Treasury
Engraving of a two-headed dog foetus seen from behind, with hatched lines shaping its body and legs on a pale background.

Conjoined dog foetus, engraving by Philippe Simonneau, 1734

An engraved plate shows a single animal body with two heads and a shared torso, seen from behind, with four legs and a long tail. The fine hatched lines model the fur and musculature against a pale paper ground, with the figure numbered "Fig. XIII" at top.

Artist
Philippe Simonneau
Date
1734
Medium
Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3024 × 4000 px
Download full size
Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1734.
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