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Engraved plate of galvanism experiments: nude bodies in arched frames above, and two men in coats working beside a body on a table below.

Aldini's Essay on Galvanism: Experiments on Bodies, Engraved Plate

An engraved plate from Aldini's treatise on galvanism shows three upper scenes of nude bodies and heads set within arched metal frames, with electrodes attached. Below, two men in period coats work beside a reclining nude body on a wooden table.

Artist
Giovanni Aldini
Date
An XII. [12] -- M.DCCCIV. [1804]
Medium
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3729 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1804.
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

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