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Engraved title page with a muscular nude man struggling, classical figures, a rearing horse, a lion, a dog and monkeys, with an inscribed cartouche.

Hera, Hercules, Athena (?) and other Greek divinities with birds, a lion, a dog and a cow; representing animal locomotion. Engraving, 1710.

An engraved title page shows a muscular nude man wrestling a second figure while a seated woman in classical drapery, a winged figure and a rearing horse watch. A lion, a dog and monkeys fill the foreground, with a cartouche reading Borellius De Motu Animalium below.

Artist
Unknown
Date
1710
Medium
Title pages Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3083 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1710.
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: Portada del libro De Motu Animalium de Borelli, grabado, 1710

Una portada grabada muestra a un hombre desnudo musculoso forcejeando con otra figura, mientras una mujer sentada con ropaje clásico, una figura alada y un caballo encabritado observan. En primer plano aparecen un león, un perro y monos, junto a un cartucho con el título.

Português: Página de rosto do De Motu Animalium de Borelli, gravura, 1710

Uma página de rosto gravada mostra um homem nu musculoso lutando com outra figura, enquanto uma mulher sentada em trajes clássicos, uma figura alada e um cavalo empinado observam. No primeiro plano aparecem um leão, um cão e macacos, junto a um cartucho com o título.

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