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Black-and-white engraving of a standing human skeleton in profile, one arm outstretched, before a stone wall with trees and rocks in the foreground.

Human skeleton in landscape, plate from Albinus's anatomical tables

An engraved anatomical plate shows a full human skeleton standing in profile before a stone wall, one arm extended toward a wooded landscape. Plants and rocks fill the foreground of this fine black-and-white line engraving, dated 1749 in the record.

Artist
Bernhard Siegfried Albinus
Date
1749
Medium
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2950 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1749.
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

Norse and Northern MythsAnatomy and Medicine18th century1740s1749engravingmedical illustrationline engravinglandscapeskeletonanatomyanatomical platestone wallalbinushuman skeletonblack and white

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