Insane Collection (#4)

Hysterical epilepsy, hallucinations, disdain, plate XXXI from
REV287067 Hysterical epilepsy, hallucinations, disdain, plate XXXI from Iconographie Photographique de La Salpetriere by Bourneville et P

Attack of hysteria, third phase, plate IV from Iconographie Photographique de La
REV287041 Attack of hysteria, third phase, plate IV from Iconographie Photographique de La Salpetriere by Bourneville et P

Hysteria, normal appearance, illustration from Iconographie Photographique de La
REV287038 Hysteria, normal appearance, illustration from Iconographie Photographique de La Salpetriere by Bourneville et P

Hysterical epilepsy, attack, contortions, fig. 2 from
REV287076 Hysterical epilepsy, attack, contortions, fig. 2 from Iconographie Photographique de La Salpetriere by Bourneville et P

Hysterical epilepsy, attack, contortions, fig. 1 from
REV287075 Hysterical epilepsy, attack, contortions, fig. 1 from Iconographie Photographique de La Salpetriere by Bourneville et P

Hysterical epilepsy, attack, terminal phase, ecstasy, illustration from
REV287054 Hysterical epilepsy, attack, terminal phase, ecstasy, illustration from Iconographie Photographique de La Salpetriere by Bourneville et P

Hysterical epilepsy, terminal phase, melancholic delirium
REV287052 Hysterical epilepsy, terminal phase, melancholic delirium, illustration from Iconographie Photographique de La Salpetriere by Bourneville et P

Depressive woman, illustration from Des Maladies Mentales considerees sous le
CHT280165 Depressive woman, illustration from Des Maladies Mentales considerees sous le rapport medical, hygienique et medico-legal by Etienne Esquirol (1772-1840) 1838 (engraving) (b/w photo)

Cretin, profile, illustration from an unpublished treatise by Jean Etienne Dominique
CHT280161 Cretin, profile, illustration from an unpublished treatise by Jean Etienne Dominique Esquirol (1772-1840) on the lunatics of the Salpetriere asylum

Maniac, illustration from an unpublished treatise by Jean Etienne Dominique Esquirol
CHT280156 Maniac, illustration from an unpublished treatise by Jean Etienne Dominique Esquirol (1772-1840) on the lunatics of the Salpetriere asylum, c.1818 (pencil on paper) (b/w photo) by Gabriel

Idiot, illustration from an unpublished treatise by Jean Etienne Dominique Esquirol
CHT280154 Idiot, illustration from an unpublished treatise by Jean Etienne Dominique Esquirol (1772-1840) on the lunatics of the Salpetriere asylum, c.1818 (pencil on paper) (b/w photo) by Gabriel

Epileptic woman, front view, illustration from an unpublished treatise by Jean Etienne
CHT280151 Epileptic woman, front view, illustration from an unpublished treatise by Jean Etienne Dominique Esquirol (1772-1840) on the lunatics of the Salpetriere asylum

Hysteria and somnambulism, from Les Maladies Epidemiques de l Esprit
CHT239596 Hysteria and somnambulism, from Les Maladies Epidemiques de l Esprit by Paul Regnard (1850-1927) 1884 (b/w photo) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque de la Faculte de Medecine

Dementia, General Paralysis, illustration from Nouveau traite elementaire et
CHT213235 Dementia, General Paralysis, illustration from Nouveau traite elementaire et pratique des maladies mentales by Henri Dagonet (1823-1902) Paris, Bailliere

Woman in a straitjacket, illustration for Des Maladies Mentales considerees sous le
CHT164117 Woman in a straitjacket, illustration for Des Maladies Mentales considerees sous le rapport medical, hygienique et medico-legal, by Etienne Esquirol (1772-1840)

Philippe Pinel (1745-1826) releasing lunatics from their chains at the Bicetre asylum in
CHT163911 Philippe Pinel (1745-1826) releasing lunatics from their chains at the Bicetre asylum in Paris in 1793, c.1840-50 (oil on canvas) (detail of 163956) by Muller

Ophelia (oil on canvas)
989610 Ophelia (oil on canvas) by Gouvion-Saint-Cyr, Henri de (d.1888); 214x141.6 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

Physionomie d un aliene atteint de paral sie generale, dans un acces de fureur (colour litho)
5210374 Physionomie d un aliene atteint de paral sie generale, dans un acces de fureur (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Woman biting the head off a doll (b / w photo)
3091160 Woman biting the head off a doll (b/w photo) by German Photographer (20th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman biting the head off a doll)

Wonford House, Exeter, Retreat for the Insane (engraving)
1099358 Wonford House, Exeter, Retreat for the Insane (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wonford House, Exeter, Retreat for the Insane)

Sakrisoy Sunrise
Rafal R. Nebelski

Man Who Lost His Head

The Incurable, April 4, 1784. April 4, 1784. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson
The Incurable, April 4, 1784

Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus), Bayern, Germany. April

The Miracles of Saint Francis of Paola, c. 1627-8 (oil on panel)
3077081 The Miracles of Saint Francis of Paola, c.1627-8 (oil on panel) by Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640); 110.5x79.4 cm; J

Assassination attempt against Queen Victoria, Constitution Hill, Westminster, London, 1840. Scene of Edward Oxfords attempt to assassinate Queen Victoria

Louis II, King of the Bavarians, 19th century. Mad King Ludwig (1845-1886) built the castle of Neuschwanstein in Bavaria, was a patron and devotee of composer Richard Wagner

MAD TOM IN A RAGE, 1801. A Federalist cartoon etching of 1801 attacking the administration of Thomas Jefferson. But historians differ as to whether the figure of Mad Tom is meant to be Jefferson or

Lunatic Asylum humour - Upside down wheelbarrow
Visitor to Dottieville Lunatic Asylum which is undergoing structural improvements (to harmless lunatic who is extremely busy wheeling a barrow upside down)

Strait jacket used on a mentally ill patient
Insane asylum use of the strait jacket to restrain patients, New York City, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Margaret Nicholson, c. 1750 - 1828. Englishwoman who attempted to assassinate King George III with a dessert knife in 1786. The King was uninjured

House of Fools of Love by Francisco Quevedo. Illustration
Francisco de Quevedo y Villegas (1580-1645). Spanish writer. House of Fools of Love. Illustration. Printed in 1895. Private collection

Form at a Glance. WW1, H. M. Bateman cartoon
" Form at a Glance: THE VISITOR: Whats his trouble? THE ASYLUM DOCTOR: Oh; hes trying to calculate how many times " Form fours!" has been ordered since the war broke out

THOMAS PAINE CARTOON, 1791. Mad Tom or the Man of Rights. English cartoon, 1791, depicting Anglo-American political philosopher and writer, Thomas Paine (1737-1809), writing his Rights of Man

The Madman (oil on canvas)
XIR213228 The Madman (oil on canvas) by Couture, Thomas (1815-79); 62x50 cm; Musee des Beaux-Arts, Rouen, France; (add.info.: homme; femme; folie; mains; etude; demi nu; ); French, out of copyright

JUANA LA LOCA (1479-1555). Joan I, known as Juana la Loca (Joanna the Mad). Queen of Castile, 1504-1555, and Aragon, 1516-1555. Oil on canvas, 1518, by Raphael and Giulio Romano

Engraving by Casper Heinrich Merz after the 1835 drawing by Wilhelm von Kaulbach
THE MADHOUSE. Engraving by Casper Heinrich Merz after the 1835 drawing by Wilhelm von Kaulbach

A mentally ill woman being kept chained in a prison cell. Line engraving, 19th century
ASYLUM, 19th CENTURY. A mentally ill woman being kept chained in a prison cell. Line engraving, 19th century

Shaman of Yakutsk, Russia
Shaman of Yakutsk - the capital city of the Sakha Republic, Russia. Among the Siberian Chukchis peoples, a shaman is interpreted as someone who is possessed by a spirit who demands that someone

A case of mistaken insanity: wrongly admitted to the asylum
A cunning lunatic dupes the staff at a mental institution into taking his irate captor into the incurables ward instead of himself. Date: 1838

Baby feeding directly from a goat
An Indian Baby feeds directly from a goat in possibly the most bizarre and unsettling postcard ever produced.... Date: circa 1920s

Blackwells Island Lunatic Asylum, New York City, 1860s
Patients in the yard of Blackwells Island Lunatic Asylum, New York harbor, 1860s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Insane tramp on the road
A tramp, aged 24, on the road, said to be insane by the former Oxford Liberal MP Frank Gray, who in the 1920s had a particular concern for tramps and vagrants

The taking away of the insane in Villejuif, Paris, 1891. Artist: Henri Meyer
The taking away of the insane in Villejuif, Paris, 1891. A print from a supplement to the Le Petit Journal, 12th December 1891

Crazy theatrical costume from the early 20th century, part Eastern, part mythical, part Cumberland sausage...!! Date: circa 1910s

Advert for Geo. Gale & Sons, hospital bed 1889
Dominion, patent wire spring mattress and Lawson Tait hospital bed, wire carefully coppered and lacquared to prevent rust. Date: 1889

Frederick Vi / Danish Roya
FREDERICK VI King of Denmark (1808-39) and Norway (1808-14) - ruled as regent when his father, Christian VII, became insane Date: 1768 - 1839

Georgina Weldon, campaigner, litigant and amateur singer
Georgina Weldon 1837-1914), campaigner against the lunacy laws, litigant and amateur singer. Her interest in spiritualism led her husband to try to prove that she was insane; she resisted being taken

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"Unleashing the Insanity: A Journey into the Depths of Madness" Step into a world where sanity unravels and madness takes hold. From the haunting portrayal of Dr. Frankenstein in "Frankenstein, 1931, " to Pinel's courageous act of releasing mental patients from their shackles in France, 1796, we delve into the realm of the insane. Alice's whimsical encounter with the March Hare, Hatter, and Dormouse at a Mad Tea Party in Lewis Carroll's "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" reminds us that even within chaos lies a certain kind of order – an insanity that captivates our imagination. The walls of Bedlam Hospital echo with melancholy and raving madness as patients struggle to find solace amidst their torment. Bethlem Hospital in 1926 stands as a testament to society's attempts to tame these troubled souls. In Shakespeare's timeless play "Hamlet, " Ophelia descends into madness, distributing flowers with wild abandon. Sir John Gilbert captures this scene beautifully through his wood engraving – a glimpse into one woman’s unraveling mind. Rene Berton’s novel "Le Devoir de Tuer" explores themes of insanity and its consequences on humanity. It forces us to question our own capacity for darkness when faced with overwhelming circumstances. Insane Soldiers Asylum in Chatham, Kent serves as both refuge and prison for those shattered by war’s horrors. These brave men bear witness to atrocities that push them beyond reason, seeking asylum within their own minds. Psychiatric hospitals like Nashville’s Central Hospital for the Insane offer hope amidst despair – places where dedicated professionals strive tirelessly to heal fractured minds and restore lost identities. Tennessee State hospital for the insane near Nashville stands tall against stigma; it is here that compassion meets understanding on every corridor as individuals battle inner demons while striving towards recovery. Joanna of Castile embodies tragedy personified – a queen driven to madness by grief and loss.