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Etching of a nightwatchman catching a body snatcher while the anatomist flees, by William Austin, 1773.
Wellcome Collection

Etching of a nightwatchman catching a body snatcher while the anatomist flees, by William Austin, 1773.

William Austin

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Lettering: On the sheet of paper that has fallen to the ground is the lettering: Hunters lectu<res>

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