Sujet

'A Ward in Bethlehem Hospital', (c1878). Creator: Unknown.

Légende

'A Ward in Bethlehem Hospital', (c1878). Interior of the Bethlem Royal Hospital, a psychiatric hospital in London dating back to the 13th century. This Victorian view shows a clean and well-lit ward, with patients playing chess, reading newspapers and playing with a dog. A very different regime from earlier times when distressed patients were kept chained up and put on show for the entertainment of visitors, the origin of the term 'bedlam' (a corruption of Bethlehem). From Old and New London: A Narrative of Its History, Its People, And Its Places. The Southern Suburbs, Volume VI, by Edward Walford. [Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co., London, Paris & New York, c1878]
The Print Collector collection

Date

1878

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM19D50_500

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

58,4Mo (5,9Mo) / 44,9cm x 32,6cm / 5304 x 3846 (300dpi)

Mots clés

ville bâtiment bâtiments Londres personnes gens mâle intérieur le travail homme hommes santé hôpital pays type métier Britannique Anglais patient endroit Victorian siècle La Grande-Bretagne patients profession salle B&W MONOCHROME santé mentale hôpital mental publication tumulte 19e siècle noir et blanc noir et blanc B W éditeur dix-neuvie siècle hôpital psychiatrique The Print Collector Old and New London Unknown Bethlehem Hospital Edward Walford Edward Walford Cassell & Company Ltd Petter Galpin & Co Galpin & Company