In the background of this painting is a red tunnel in which two shadowy men stand.
In the background of this painting is a red tunnel in which two shadowy men stand. The only figure in the painting not paying attention to the man in gray socks is also the only woman. She wears a black veil and hides her face in her left arm. The most prominent figure in the painting is an elderly man in black, his left arm resting on a table and his right holding a scalpel. Though the artist wanted to display it first at the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition, it was rejected, ostensibly due to its realistic depiction of blood. For 10 points, identify this painting by Thomas Eakins depicting the "Nestor of American Surgery" at work.
In the background of this painting is a red tunnel in which two shadowy men stand.
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