Anatomy Riots

A series of riots in Europe and America blew up in 1788. Families were tired of the graves of their loved ones being desecrated by greedy doctors in the name of science. Unfortunately, their efforts would not incite any governmental interference until the 19th century. This is a sketch of a mob bursting in on an active dissection in an act of protest. The artist is unknown but the image was published in the magazine Harper's Weekly in 1882. 

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