Axial Commons Image Treasury
Engraving of a human skeleton seen from behind, arms outstretched, standing on a pale background with the word Anatomy at top.

Human Skeleton Seen from Behind, Line Engraving

A line engraving of a human skeleton standing in a rear view, one arm extended to the left and the other bent toward the right, on a pale ground. The spine, ribcage, pelvis and long leg bones are rendered with fine hatched shading, and the word Anatomy appears at the top of the plate.

Artist
Campbell.
Date
[1816/1821]
Medium
Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3043 × 4000 px
Download full size
Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1821.
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 century1820s1810s18161821medical illustrationline engravingskeletonhuman anatomyanatomy platebonesanatomical engravingribcagespine

More from Anatomy and Medicine

Saint Peter and Saint John healing the lame man at the entrance to the Temple in Jerusalem. Engraving by Claudia Bouzonnet-Stella, 1679, after N. Poussin.Saint Peter and Saint John healing the lame man at the entrance to the Temple in JerusalemA malicious itinerant surgeon extracting stones from a grimacing patient's head; symbolising the extraction of 'folly' (insanity). Mezzotint by J. van der Bruggen after D. Teniers.A malicious itinerant surgeon extracting stones from a grimacing patient's head; symbolisiThe plague of hail and thunder. Coloured etching.The plague of hail and thunder. Coloured etching.Mentally ill people in the garden of an asylum, a warden lurks in the background. Engraving by K.H. Merz under the direction of S. Amsler, c. 1834, after W. Kaulbach.Mentally ill people in the garden of an asylum, a warden lurks in the background. EngravinCulpeper's English physician ; and complete herbal. Vol. I. / [Nicholas Culpeper].Culpeper's English physician ; and complete herbal. Vol. I. / [Nicholas Culpeper].Fever, represented as a frenzied beast, stands racked in the centre of a room, while a blue monster, representing ague, ensnares his victim by the fireside; a doctor writes prescriptions to the right. Coloured etching by T. Rowlandson after J. Dunthorne, 1788.Fever, represented as a frenzied beast, stands racked in the centre of a room, while a blu