» Between the 19th and 20th centuries, tuberculosis (consumption) was a common affliction. People suffering from this disease were thought to be vampires because they sometimes coughed up blood. As a result, their remains were destroyed to prevent them from rising from their graves. Which subject in a portrait or sculpture from this time period do you think is most likely to be a vampire?

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Between the 19th and 20th centuries, tuberculosis (consumption) was a common affliction. People suffering from this disease were thought to be vampires because they sometimes coughed up blood. As a result, their remains were destroyed to prevent them from rising from their graves. Which subject in a portrait or sculpture from this time period do you think is most likely to be a vampire?

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