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Engraved illustration of a man with wild hair, wide eyes and open mouth, hands raised in alarm.

Study of Expression: Man with Hands Raised in Alarm

An engraved plate shows a man with tousled hair, wide staring eyes and open mouth, his arms thrown up with palms outward in an expression of alarm. Fine hatched lines model his face, shoulders and raised hands against a plain pale ground.

Artist
Charles Bell
Date
1824
Medium
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3179 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1824.
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 century1820s1824engravingbook illustrationhatchingpencil drawingfacial expressionanatomy of expressionfearemotionalarmcharles bell

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