Lunatic Collection (#5)

Hysterical epilepsy, attack, contortions, plate XXXVII from
REV287071 Hysterical epilepsy, attack, contortions, plate XXXVII from Iconographie Photographique de La Salpetriere by Bourneville et P

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Cretin, profile, illustration from an unpublished treatise by Jean Etienne Dominique
CHT280161 Cretin, profile, illustration from an unpublished treatise by Jean Etienne Dominique Esquirol (1772-1840) on the lunatics of the Salpetriere asylum

Maniac, illustration from an unpublished treatise by Jean Etienne Dominique Esquirol
CHT280156 Maniac, illustration from an unpublished treatise by Jean Etienne Dominique Esquirol (1772-1840) on the lunatics of the Salpetriere asylum, c.1818 (pencil on paper) (b/w photo) by Gabriel

Idiot, illustration from an unpublished treatise by Jean Etienne Dominique Esquirol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

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

LUNATIC ASYLUM 1877
Asile dAlienes (lunatic asylum) of Sainte-Anne, Paris Date: 1877

Tasso in Prison, (1839), 1937. Creator: Eugene Delacroix
Tasso in Prison, 1839, (1937). Torquato Tasso (1544-1595) Italian poet of the Renaissance From " French Painting and the Nineteenth Century", by James Laver. [B. T

Kensington, London, c1830. Artist: William Gauci
View of Kensington House Lunatic Asylum, Kensington, London, c1830

Lancaster County Lunatic Asylum - Laundry
Staff stand amongst piles of washing in the laundry at Lancaster County Lunatic Asylum

Force Feeding at Denbigh Lunatic Asylum
A patient is force fed through a tube at the Denbigh Lunatic Asylum, North Wales. Date: 1890s

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

Laundry Staff at Whittingham Asylum, near Preston, Lancs
Laundry staff at Whittingham Asylum, Cumeragh Lane, Goosnargh, near Preston, Lancashire. The asylum, designed by Henry Littler of Manchester, opened in 1873 as the Lancashire County Lunatic Asylum

Angleton Asylum, Bridgend, Glamorgan, Wales
A view of the Angleton lunatic asylum at Penyfai, Bridgend, Glamorganshire, also known as the Glamorgan County Mental Hospital and later Glanrhyd Hospital

Lancaster County Lunatic Asylum - staff and patients in the infectious hospital

Lancaster County Lunatic Asylum - Patients Gallery
Two nurses stand on Gallery 5 at Lancaster County Lunatic Asylum. Behind them regularly spaced doors lead to the patients individual rooms

Lancaster County Lunatic Asylum - Childrens Ward
Staff and inmates of Childrens Ward 2 at the Lancaster County Lunatic Asylum. One girl holds a doll, and another sits on a rocking horse; two others sit in a rocking device

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

Wiltshire County Asylum, Devizes
Entrance to the main buildings of the Wiltshire County Lunatic Asylum. The asylum, designed by T.H. Wyatt, opened in 1851, later becoming Wiltshire County Mental Hospital then Roundway Hospital

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

Essex County Lunatic Asylum at Warley Hill, Brentwood
The Essex County Lunatic Asylum was established in 1853 at Warley Hill, Brentwood, Essex. It later became Brentwood Mental Hospital and then Warley Hospital. Date: 1908

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

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

Hydrotherapy treatment at French mental hospital
Water treatment at Asile d Alienes (lunatic asylum) of Sainte-Anne, Paris. Date: 1868

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

County Lunatic Asylum, Brentwood, Essex
The Essex County Lunatic Asylum was established in 1853 at Warley Hill, Brentwood, Essex, and was designed by H. E. Kendall Junior. It later became Brentwood Mental Hospital and then Warley Hospital

St Audrys Hospital, Woodbridge, Suffolk
Aerial view of St Audrys Hospital at Woodbridge, Suffolk, originally erected in 1765 as a workhouse formerly known as the House of Industry for Looes and Wilford Incorporated Hundreds

Stafford County Asylum, Burntwood, Staffordshire
The Staffordshire County Lunatic Asylum opened at Burntwood in 1864. The buildings, designed by William Lambie Moffatt, later became Burntwood Mental Hospital then St Matthews Hospital

Hospital of Haydar Pasa, Constantinople
The Gardens of the Hospital of Haydar Pasa with staff and some inmates - Constantinople, Turkey

St Lukes Hospital, Old Street, London, 1808-1811. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
St Lukes Hospital, Old Street, London, 1808-1811. Female patients in their day gallery. St Lukes Hospital was a lunatic asylum designed by the architect George Dance jnr (1741-1825)

Lancaster County Lunatic Asylum - Patients Dining Hall
Staff prepare the tables in the patients dining hall at Lancaster County Lunatic Asylum

Lancaster County Lunatic Asylum - Kitchen
Staff stand in front of large coppers at Lancaster County Lunatic Asylum

Cartoon, They get what they deserve, WW1
Cartoon, They get what they deserve, showing a group of pessimists, as if in a lunatic asylum, with a sign warning others against approaching or speaking to them. Date: 1915

Suffragette Lunatic Asylum. Inmate of Lunatic Asylum tells mannish suffragette in tweed suit, spats and hat, What! You, a militant suffragette! Pooh

Pauper Lunatic Detention Application
A 1926 Pauper Lunatic Detention Application requesting that Ada Wheelhouse be detained as a lunatic in the Todmorden workhouse. Date: 1926

Pauper Lunatic Detention Order
A 1926 Pauper Lunatic Detention Order authorising the detention of Ada Wheelhouse as a lunatic in the Todmorden workhouse. Date: 1926

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Step into the haunting history asylums, where tales of madness and despair unfold. Warwick County Mental Hospital in Hatton, Warwickshire, stands as a testament to the struggles faced by those deemed mentally ill. The North Wales Lunatic Asylum in Denbigh, North Wales, echoes with the cries of forgotten souls trapped within its walls. Asylum Lodge in Devizes, Wiltshire, holds secrets untold – stories of shattered minds seeking solace amidst chaos. Banstead Asylum in Surrey witnessed both anguish and hope as patients battled their inner demons for a chance at redemption. In Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire lies Stone Asylum; its imposing structure concealing tormented spirits yearning for release from their mental prisons. Colney Hatch's County Lunatic Asylum in Middlesex bears witness to countless lives lost to insanity's relentless grip. Parkside Asylum nestled in Macclesfield, Cheshire reminds us that even amidst darkness there can be flickers of light - glimmers of compassion that offered solace to troubled souls. Derby County Mental Hospital in Mickleover tells tales etched on every wall - each brick holding fragments of broken dreams and fractured minds. Exminster Asylum situated in Devon whispers stories long forgotten - voices silenced but never truly extinguished. Barming Asylum located in Maidstone stands as a testament to society's shifting perception towards mental health throughout the ages. Travel back through time to witness Pinel releasing mental patients from shackles in France during 1796—a pivotal moment marking progress towards humane treatment for those afflicted by madness. Finally, Norfolk County Lunatic Asylum beckons from Thorpe with an air of mystery—its corridors shrouded with unanswered questions waiting patiently for seekers of truth. These asylum walls bear witness to humanity's struggle against unseen forces within our own minds—an enduring reminder that empathy and understanding are vital ingredients on our collective journey toward healing and acceptance.