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Engraved plate of four severed cow heads wired to metal rods and stands, arranged on a shelf and tables, with numbered figure labels.

Galvanic experiments on severed bovine heads, Aldini 1804

An engraved plate showing four severed cow heads on wooden stands, each wired to metal rods and conductors on stands with candles or posts. Two heads sit on a shelf above, two on a table below, with numbered figure labels. The fine line engraving shows a laboratory-style demonstration setup.

Artist
Giovanni Aldini
Date
An XII. [12] -- M.DCCCIV. [1804]
Medium
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2914 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1804.
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