A young distressed woman is standing on the pier of a bridge on the River Thames contemplating suicide. Engraving by T. Godfrey after G. Doré.

  • Doré, Gustave, 1832-1883.
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1800-1899
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43000i
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A young distressed woman is standing on the pier of a bridge on the River Thames contemplating suicide. Engraving by T. Godfrey after G. Doré. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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An episode in the poem "The bridge of sighs" by Thomas Hood, composed in 1844: "… Where the lamps quiver / So far in the river, / With many a light / From window and casement, / From garret to basement, / She stood, with amazement, / Houseless by night. / The bleak wind of March / Made her tremble and shiver; / But not the dark arch, / Or the black flowing river: / Mad from life's history, / Glad to death's mystery, / Swift to be hurl'd— / Any where, any where / Out of the world! …" In the background is St Paul's Cathedral, London

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1800-1899

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1 print : engraving ; image 24.7 x 18.5 cm

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G. Doré. Drawn by Gustave Doré. Engraved by T. Godfrey

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Wellcome Collection 43000i

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