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An illustration portrays a standing skeletal figure with a rhinoceros grazing behind it.

An illustration portrays a standing mostly skeletal figure. There are partial muscular elements along the skeleton’s neck, shoulders, chest, hips, and thighs. The skeleton’s weight is shifted to its right foot, its left foot and leg slightly raised and moving forward. Its right arm is lifted and out to the side. Behind the skeleton, a rhinoceros grazes on grass. There are trees and a tall stone structure in the background.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
TL42402.2
People
Jan Wandelaar, Dutch (Amsterdam, Netherlands 1690 - 1759 Leiden, Netherlands)
Title
Plate IV from Bernhard Siegfried Albinus's Tabulae sceleti et musculorum corporis humani (one sheet)
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1747
Culture
Dutch
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/370669

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Etching and engraving
Technique
Etching and engraving
Dimensions
72.7 × 52.7 cm (28 5/8 × 20 3/4 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine
Object Number
TL42402.2
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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