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Anonymous · 18th century

A watercolor and ink illustration of conjoined twins, depicted as a single torso with two heads, four arms, and four legs. The figure stands on a small patch of green ground, enclosed within a simple rectangular frame. The drawing is executed in a naturalistic style with light shading.
In 1474, a girl was born in Verona with two heads, four arms, four legs, and every other member duplicated.