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Engraving of a bearded, shirtless man crouched and chained to a wall ring, grimacing with clenched teeth.

Essays on the anatomy of expression in painting / By Charles Bell.

A bearded, shirtless man crouches against a wall, wrists and ankles shackled to a chain fixed to an iron ring above him. He clenches his teeth and furrows his brow in a tense grimace. The fine stippled line engraving shows dense hatching across the muscled torso and limbs.

Artist
Charles Bell
Date
1806
Medium
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3467 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1806.
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: Hombre encadenado con gesto torturado, de Charles Bell

Un hombre barbudo y sin camisa se agacha contra una pared, con muñecas y tobillos encadenados a una cadena sujeta a un aro de hierro sobre él. Aprieta los dientes y frunce el ceño en una mueca tensa. El grabado de líneas punteadas muestra un denso sombreado sobre el torso musculoso y las extremidades.

Português: Homem acorrentado com expressão de dor, de Charles Bell

Um homem barbudo e sem camisa agacha-se contra uma parede, com pulsos e tornozelos algemados a uma corrente presa a um anel de ferro acima dele. Ele cerra os dentes e franze a testa numa careta tensa. A gravura de linhas pontilhadas mostra hachuras densas sobre o torso musculoso e os membros.

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