The 'London Burkers': John Bishop (left), Thomas Williams (centre) and James May (right). Photograph after the 1831 original engraving.
- Date:
- 1900-1999
- Reference:
- 561778i
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The subjects known as the 'London Burkers' were convicted in 1831 of the murder of a victim for the purposes of dissection
Publication/Creation
1900-1999
Physical description
1 photograph : photoprint ; sheet 9.9 x 16.2 cm
Lettering
John Bishop, Thomas Head alias Williams, James May
Lettering: signatures beneath each subject on original engraving
References note
Tony Gould (ed.), Cures and curiosities: inside the Wellcome Library, London 2007, p. 91
Reference
Wellcome Collection 561778i
Reproduction note
Copy photograph after the original engraved frontispiece to the publication The history of the London Burkers 1831
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