20th January 1651, birth of English Physician and father of comparative anatomy Edward Tyson. As well as his work in the first study of the comparison of the anatomy of different species; he was appointed physician and governor in 1684, to the Bethlem Hospital in Moorfields, London. The first insane asylum in England, which had opened in 1330, the hospital was renowned for its inhumane treatment of its patients, and terrible living conditions; gaining the hospital its nickname “bedlam”, the term still in use today for confusion and disorder. During his governorship, Tyson attempted to shift the hospital’s reputation from a public spectacle to a place of benevolence. In 1698 Tyson published his study on the dissection of a chimpanzee, in ‘ the Anatomy of a Pygmie Compared with that of a Monkey, an Ape, and a Man’, he declared that the chimpanzee is closer to man than that of a monkey. In 2011, during excavation for the London transportation crosslink project, a burial ground was unearthed by the site of the old hospital, which is thought to have been in use from 1569 to the mid 19th century. All art shown is inspired by the history of anatomy and medicine. It can be found for sale on the website. See link in bio. #historyofanatomy #anatomicalart #anatomicalillustration #anatomicalillustrations #anatomydrawings #bethlem #bethlemhospital #anatomyofmelancholy #mentalasylum #bedlam #weirdhistory #macabrehistory #historicalmystery #historicalmysteries #darkhistory #oddhistory #historicalstories #historicalstory #darkillustration #hospitalhistory #historicalillustration #illustrationartwork #strangehistory #historyoflondon #moorfields #17thcenturystyle #ofgraveconcern #psychiatry https://www.instagram.com/p/CKbmD0LH5fK/?igshid=wv86l5327wfp