Caption

Portrait of a patient in a lunatic asylum, possibly Salpêtrière, photograph, : 'hysterical mania', c. 1860 - c. 1885, photographer, paper, albumen print, height 92 mm x width 56 mm, historical persons not known by name - BB - woman, lunatic asylum, mental home, emotional illness, derangement, madness, A sepia portrait of a seated woman wearing a light-colored cap with ties under her chin and a pleated ruffle at the side, a checked shawl draped over her shoulders, and a dark textured dress with a full skirt and gathered apron; her hands are clasped in her lap holding a small rectangular object, and she looks slightly toward the camera with a neutral expression, framed by a simple border on a light background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A80_039

License type

Rights managed

Available size

36.5Mb (8.7Mb) / 9.1in x 15.6in / 2723 x 4688 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait patient lunatic asylum Salpêtrière photograph hysterical mania c 1860 - c 1885 photographer paper albumen print height 92 mm x width 56 mm historical persons name - BB - woman mental home emotional illness derangement madness sepia portrait seated woman wearing light-colored cap ties under chin pleated ruffle side checked shawl draped shoulders dark textured dress full skirt gathered apron hands clasped lap holding small rectangular object looks slightly camera neutral expression framed simple border light background