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This is a drawing of a human skeleton from the back view. The drawing shows the skeletal structure with details, featuring the vertebral column in the center, with ribs extending outward. The pelvis, legs, joints, and individual bones down to the toes are depicted. The shading technique adds depth to the drawing, creating a three-dimensional effect. The drawing is done on brown-toned paper.

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Rear View of a Skeleton

Daniel Huntington (American, 1816 - 1906)

1848

Medium: graphite and chalk on wove paper laid down to board
Classification: Drawing
Dimensions: image (irregular): 42.39 × 36.04 cm (16 11/16 × 14 3/16 in.) ; sheet: 48.9 × 32.07 cm (19 1/4 × 12 5/8 in.) ; board: 32.07 cm (12 5/8 in.)
Culture: American
Museum: National Gallery of Art, CG-W
Credit line: Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase, William A. Clark Fund, 1969)
Rights: Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it: Teens profiles and older: its subject is for older viewers (war, death, the Passion, drink or the like). How works are placed

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