In what year was the anatomy lesson of Dr. Nicolaes created ?
A less detailed copy of The Anatomy Lesson of Dr Nicolaes Tulp by an unknown artist hangs in Edinburgh as part of The University of Edinburgh Fine Art Collection " The Gross Clinic " of 1875 and " The Agnew Clinic " of 1889 are paintings by the American artist Thomas Eakins which treat a similar subject , operations on live patients in the presence of medical students .