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Engraving of a human skull in side view with the lower jaw and teeth below, finely hatched and shaded on a pale background.

Human skull and jaw, engraved plate VII, John Hunter's teeth study (1771)

An engraved plate shows a human skull in side view, with the lower jaw and teeth beneath it against a shaded ground. Fine hatched lines model the bone, and the upper right corner is marked Plate VII. It illustrates John Hunter's 1771 study of human teeth.

Artist
John Hunter
Date
1771
Medium
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2914 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1771.
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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