Illustration emphasizing the ancient pseudo-science of physiognomy which tries to determine a man's character from his outward resemble to animals — Unknown

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Tomb Chapel of Raemkai: South Wall, Unknown — Tomb Chapel of Raemkai: South WallUnknownca. 2446–2389 BCEMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

West wall of the chapel of the mastaba Kaemsenu with niches for Iretnub, Kaemsenu and Werdjedptah, Unknown — West wall of the chapel of the mastaba Kaemsenu with niches for Iretnub, Kaemsenu and WerdjedptahUnknownca. 2420–2250 BCEMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Relief of Nyankhnesut Seated, Unknown — Relief of Nyankhnesut SeatedUnknownc. 2311–2281 BCECleveland Museum of Art

Design amulet, Cow and Calf on the Back, Device showing Antithetical Falcons Flanking an Ankh Sign over a Crouching Lion, Unknown — Design amulet, Cow and Calf on the Back, Device showing Antithetical Falcons Flanking an Ankh Sign over a Crouching LionUnknownca. 2150–2100 B.C.Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Design Amulet, Pyramidal Back with Horizontal Piercing, Device showing Two Falcons Flanking what is meant to be an Ankh Sign, Unknown — Design Amulet, Pyramidal Back with Horizontal Piercing, Device showing Two Falcons Flanking what is meant to be an Ankh SignUnknownca. 2150–2010 B.C.Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Design Amulet, Cow Nursing Calf and also a Kneeling Suckling Man Visible on Opposite Side on the Back, Device showing Antithetical Falcons with an Ankh Sign over a Lion, Unknown — Design Amulet, Cow Nursing Calf and also a Kneeling Suckling Man Visible on Opposite Side on the Back, Device showing Antithetical Falcons with an Ankh Sign over a LionUnknownca. 2150–2100 B.C.Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Design Amulet, Back in the Form of a Woman Suckling a Child, Device showing Two Lizards Head-to-tail, Unknown — Design Amulet, Back in the Form of a Woman Suckling a Child, Device showing Two Lizards Head-to-tailUnknownca. 2100–2080 B.C.Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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An alchemist stoking a furnace, surrounded by well dressed onlookers: a banquet takes place in the background. Etching by C. Murer, ca. 1600-1614., Christoph Murer — An alchemist stoking a furnace, surrounded by well dressed onlookers: a banquet takes place in the background. Etching by C. Murer, ca. 1600-1614.Christoph Murer1622Wellcome Collection

Farm workers under a tree are making a basket, a plough and other agricultural implements. Engraving by Wenceslaus Hollar after F. Cleyn., Francis Cleyn; Wenceslaus Hollar; Carnarvon, Elizabeth Dormer, Countess of, 1633-1678. — Farm workers under a tree are making a basket, a plough and other agricultural implements. Engraving by Wenceslaus Hollar after F. Cleyn.Francis Cleyn; Wenceslaus Hollar; Carnarvon, Elizabeth Dormer, Countess of, 1633-1678.[1654]Wellcome Collection

An anatomy theatre with statues of the anatomists Vesalius and Spigelius; a corpse on a table in the background. Engraving, 1672., Isbrand van Diemerbroeck — An anatomy theatre with statues of the anatomists Vesalius and Spigelius; a corpse on a table in the background. Engraving, 1672.Isbrand van Diemerbroeck1672Wellcome Collection

Muscles of the face and neck. Engraving, 1686., Steven Blankaart; Govert Bidloo — Muscles of the face and neck. Engraving, 1686.Steven Blankaart; Govert Bidloo[1686]Wellcome Collection

The base of the brain with part of the medulla oblongata, the blood vessels injected with wax, and the cerebellum (Table XII, figs 1-2), after Cowper in Ridley (1695); the foetal heart, the larynx and the viscera (Table XIII), after an etching by G. Vandergucht in Cheselden (1740) Etching by I. Basire, 1743., Isaac Basire; Robert James; Humphrey Ridley; William Cheselden; Gerard Vandergucht; William Cowper — The base of the brain with part of the medulla oblongata, the blood vessels injected with wax, and the cerebellum (Table XII, figs 1-2), after Cowper in Ridley (1695); the foetal heart, the larynx and the viscera (Table XIII), after an etching by G. Vandergucht in Cheselden (1740) Etching by I. Basire, 1743.Isaac Basire; Robert James; Humphrey Ridley; William Cheselden; Gerard Vandergucht; William Cowper[1743]Wellcome Collection

A human skeleton, seen from the front, resting the bones of his left forearm on a spade handle, after Vesalius. Engraving 1769, after Prevost, 1762, after a woodcut, 1543., Jean Le Rond d'Alembert; Denis Diderot; Andreas Vesalius; Benoît-Louis Prévost; Hinde, M., active 18th century — A human skeleton, seen from the front, resting the bones of his left forearm on a spade handle, after Vesalius. Engraving 1769, after Prevost, 1762, after a woodcut, 1543.Jean Le Rond d'Alembert; Denis Diderot; Andreas Vesalius; Benoît-Louis Prévost; Hinde, M., active 18th century[1769]Wellcome Collection

A yellow iris (Iris variegata): flower and leaf. Coloured engraving by J. Sowerby, c. 1787, after himself., James Sowerby; William Curtis — A yellow iris (Iris variegata): flower and leaf. Coloured engraving by J. Sowerby, c. 1787, after himself.James Sowerby; William Curtis1787Wellcome Collection

A houseleek (Sempervivum arachnoideum): flowering plant. Coloured engraving, c. 1788., William Curtis — A houseleek (Sempervivum arachnoideum): flowering plant. Coloured engraving, c. 1788.William Curtis1788Wellcome Collection

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Illustration emphasizing the ancient pseudo-science of physiognomy which tries to determine a man's character from his outward resemble to animals, Unknown — Illustration emphasizing the ancient pseudo-science of physiognomy which tries to determine a man's character from his outward resemble to animalsUnknownWellcome Collection

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The Atlantic, Nude Study for "The Marriage of the Atlantic and Pacific," Mural in the Senate Chamber in the Wisconsin State Capitol, Madison, WI, Kenyon Cox, American, 1856–1919 — The Atlantic, Nude Study for "The Marriage of the Atlantic and Pacific," Mural in the Senate Chamber in the Wisconsin State Capitol, Madison, WIKenyon Cox, American, 1856–19191915Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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