Face and chest of man showing post mortem discolouration
Wellcome Collection

Face and chest of man showing post mortem discolouration

Mark, Leonard Portal

CC0 — Public Domain
Wellcome Collection

Watercolour drawing of the face and chest of a man to show the appearance caused by rapid post-mortem decomposition. It was made about twelve hours after death, during the hot weather of July 1894.

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