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The Gross Clinic,, by Thomas Eakins, 1875.
Credit: The Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pa.
Once considered "revolting to the last degree" for its graphic depiction of a leg operation, Eakin's The Gross Clinic, 1875, is today considered a masterpiece of American Art. To better understand human anatomy Eakins in 1874 had attended surgical clinics presented by Dr. Gross at the Jefferson Medical College.