Standing skeleton, seen from the side, resting right elbow on a pedestal, with left hand resting on a skull. Pen and ink wash drawing by J. Mallcott after A. Vesalius, 1796.

  • Vesalius, Andreas, 1514-1564.
Date:
1796
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561580i
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1796.

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1 drawing : pen and ink wash ; image and border 37.2 x 23 cm

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Jno. Mallcott, 1796, 2nd Individual bones marked with letters

Reference

Wellcome Collection 561580i

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After woodcut (the "pensive skeleton") in: A. Vesalius, De human corporis fabrica, Basle 1543, p. 164

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