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Wood engraving of a man in a dark coat gesturing toward a woman seated in a chair, her arms outstretched, on a tiled floor.

A mesmerist using animal magnetism on a woman who responds with convulsions. Wood engraving, 1845.

A wood engraving shows a man in a dark coat standing beside a woman seated in a high-backed chair, his hands extended toward her as she leans back with arms spread wide. The tiled floor and plain room are rendered in fine parallel hatching, with a printed text block visible behind the scene.

Artist
Unknown
Date
1845
Medium
Wood engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3534 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1845.
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: Mesmerista aplicando magnetismo animal a una mujer sentada, 1845

Un grabado en madera muestra a un hombre con abrigo oscuro de pie junto a una mujer sentada en una silla de respaldo alto, con las manos extendidas hacia ella mientras ella se inclina hacia atrás con los brazos abiertos. El suelo de baldosas y la habitación sencilla están trazados con finas líneas paralelas, y detrás de la escena se ve un bloque de texto impreso.

Português: Mesmerista aplicando magnetismo animal em mulher sentada, 1845

Uma xilogravura mostra um homem de casaco escuro em pé ao lado de uma mulher sentada em uma cadeira de encosto alto, com as mãos estendidas em direção a ela, enquanto ela se inclina para trás com os braços abertos. O piso de ladrilhos e o ambiente simples são traçados com hachuras paralelas finas, e atrás da cena aparece um bloco de texto impresso.

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