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Four engraved views of monkey skulls on cream paper: two intact in profile above, two cut in vertical section below, showing teeth and braincase.

Capuchin monkey skulls with vertical sections, lithograph

Four lithograph views of monkey skulls sit on a cream page. The upper two show intact skulls in profile, and the lower two show the skulls cut vertically to reveal the brain cavity and teeth. Fine hatched shading models the bone in grey tones.

Artist
Mazer, Carl Peter, 1807-1884.
Date
1835
Medium
Lithographs
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3235 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1835.
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

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