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The Hospital of Bethlem. L'Hospital de Fou. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.
The Hospital of Bethlem. L'Hospital de Fou.
- Maurer, John, active 1713-1761
- Date:
- [approximately 1747]
- Reference:
- 25616i
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Previous title, replaced May 2024: The Hospital of Bethlem [Bedlam] at Moorfields, London: seen from the north, with lunatics capering in the foreground. Coloured engraving by T. Bowles after J. Maurer.
Description
A view of Bethlem Hospital, with gardens in the foreground where street traders, a milkmaid and well dressed people are walking.
Publication/Creation
London (at the Black Horse, in Cornhil) ; John Bowles, [approximately 1747]
Physical description
1 print : engraving, with watercolour ; image 23.5 x 40.8 cm
Lettering
The Hospital of Bethlehem. ; L'Hospital de fou. ; I. Maurer delin ; T. Bowles sculp. ; publishd according to act of Parliamt.
Notes
This is the second building of Bethlem Hospital [Bedlam], built in 1675-1676 in Moorfields, London. In 1814-1815 the hospital removed to St. George's Fields, Southwark, and the Moorfields building was subsequently demolished. The Moorgate, one of the gates to the City of London, is shown on the right: it was demolished in 1761-1762
A subsequent state of the print is held by the British Museum, and is dated 1747. It is listed in John Bowles catalogue for 1749 as part of the series 'Perspective Views in and about London'.
References note
Not in B. Adams, London illustrated, London, 1983
Reference
Wellcome Collection 25616i
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