Sujet

View of Bethlem Royal Hospital in London, 1747. Creator: Thomas Bowles.

Légende

View of Bethlem Royal Hospital in London, 1747. 'L'Hospital de Fou', (mad hospital). Founded in 1247, Bethlem, or Bedlam, was originally a centre for the collection of alms to support the Crusader Church and to link England to the Holy Land. It became a notorious insane asylum, and is now a psyciatric hospital.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM23A88_277

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114,1Mo (6,7Mo) / 67,5cm x 42,4cm / 7971 x 5004 (300dpi)

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