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An abattoir: animals are being killed and the carcasses hung up from beams. Engraving by Defehrt.
Wellcome Collection

An abattoir: animals are being killed and the carcasses hung up from beams. Engraving by Defehrt.

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Lettering: Boucher. Defehrt fecit.

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