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Engraving of a nude woman holding a globe in an oval frame, surrounded by zodiac signs and radiating light rays on a starry background.

Nude woman with globe and zodiac signs, engraved astrological plate

An engraved plate shows a nude woman holding a globe at the center of an oval frame, with zodiac signs around the border and rays of light radiating outward against a starry background. Her pose is frontal and calm, and fine line engraving and a lettered caption run along the bottom edge.

Artist
Nicholas Culpeper
Date
1810
Medium
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3023 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1810.
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

Anatomy and Medicine19th century1810s1810engravingastrologyantique printzodiacglobeherbaloval framenude womanculpeper

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