Resurection men disturbed or A guilty conscienc [sic] needs no accuser..
Cruikshank, Isaac, 1764-1811.
London : Pub. March 28 1794 by S W  Fores N 3 Piccadilly who has just fitted up his exibition [sic] in an entire novel stile [sic]. Admittance one shilling. NB folios of caracatures [sic] lent out for the evening,
[1794]
Hand-coloured satirical etching by the Scottish artist Isaac Cruikshank depicting a gruesome scene of six men, one with wig and tricorn hat which may indicate that he is a doctor, caught in the act of removing corpses from graves they have just opened up. Before the Anatomy Act of 1832 body snatching, or grave robbing, was often the only means of obtaining human bodies for use in anatomical lessons in the growing number of medical schools. The practice led to relatives of a deceased person mounting a vigil beside the grave to deter the ironically-named "resurrection men".
Grave robbing
England London.