The Dissecting Room

Title: The Dissecting Room
Description: Coloured lithograph by T. C. Wilson (ca. 1838) after a pen and wash drawing by Thomas Rowlandson (ca.1770) depicting three anatomical dissections taking place in an attic.
Creator: Wilson, T. C., active 1835-1841; Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827
Source: Thomas Rowlandson. M0010105: "The Dissecting Room", ca. 1838. Wellcome Collection. Accessed May 15, 2026. https://wellcomecollection.org/works/v3pxh8df.; Permalink
Publisher: MacEwan University Library
Date: ca. 1838
Rights: Public Domain Mark 1.0 Universal
Format: JPEG; 760 x 580 pixels
Language: eng
Subject: Human dissection; Autopsy; Crime; England; History; nineteenth century
Contributor: Wellcome Trust (London, England)
Identifier: WT/D/1/20/1/89/10
Type: Still image