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Engraving of a chained man on a floor in a barred asylum ward, with attendants, a woman in white, and crowded patients around him.

Mad in Bedlam - Hogarth engraving, 1735

A dense engraving titled Mad in Bedlam shows a man slumped on the floor of a barred ward, tended by attendants while a woman in a white gown stands nearby. Around them, other patients crowd benches and cells, their gestures wild, under a shadowy, cross-hatched interior.

Artist
William Hogarth
Date
1735
Medium
Intaglio prints
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3487 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1735.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

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