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Black-and-white engraving of a cow drinking from a spout above a stone cistern, with a lion-head spout pouring water into a basin at right.

Cow drinking from a fountain, engraved plate by Robert Fludd

A black-and-white engraving shows a cow drinking from a spout feeding a basin on a stone cistern, a wooden bucket at left, and a lion-head spout pouring water into a basin at right. Printed running head reads 'De causis mundi Elementaris efficientibus' and the caption below reads 'Applicatio ad hominem'.

Artist
Robert Fludd
Date
1631
Medium
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3388 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1631.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

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