“Tulips.” Robert John Thornton (British; 1768–1837). Aquatint. In: “The Temple of Flora” (London, 1798–1807). The New York Public Library, Print Collection.

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An 1806 work from English physician #RobertJohnThornton included an illustration of the theory that cowpox injections might lead women to have sex with bulls and produce half-cow offspring. -- Wellcome Collection

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