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Engraved anatomical plate of a standing skeleton with outstretched arms, in a cloudy landscape with rocks, water, and a plant growing from an urn.

Skeleton, Tab III, from Tables of the Skeleton and Muscles

An engraved anatomical plate, labeled Tab III, shows a standing skeleton with arms held out from the body, set against a cloudy landscape with rocks, water, and a plant growing from an overturned urn. The fine line engraving gives the figure a detailed, sculptural presence.

Artist
Bernhard Siegfried Albinus
Date
1749
Medium
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2853 × 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

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