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Engraving of a standing skeleton with a large skull, one arm raised, in front of a hilly landscape with a distant town.

The skeleton of a child standing in an Italianate landscape. Engraving after W. Cheselden, 1733.

An engraving of a standing human skeleton with a large skull, one arm raised and the other bent at the side, set against a hilly landscape with a distant town and trees. Fine line hatching shapes the bones and ground, and the paper shows a warm, aged tone.

Artist
William Cheselden
Date
[1733]
Medium
Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2277 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1733.
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 de un niño en un paisaje italianizante, 1733

Un grabado de un esqueleto humano de pie, con un cráneo grande, un brazo levantado y el otro doblado a un costado, frente a un paisaje de colinas con un pueblo lejano y árboles. El trazo fino en líneas define los huesos y el terreno, y el papel muestra un tono cálido y envejecido.

Português: Esqueleto de uma criança em paisagem italianizante, 1733

Uma gravura de um esqueleto humano em pé, com crânio grande, um braço erguido e o outro dobrado ao lado do corpo, diante de uma paisagem de colinas com uma cidade distante e árvores. Hachuras finas moldam os ossos e o chão, e o papel apresenta um tom quente e envelhecido.

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