Engraving of an asylum ward where a man on the floor grips his head as attendants restrain his legs, surrounded by patients and a woman in white.

Rake's Progress: Scene in Bedlam, Tom Rakewell Restrained

An engraved scene in a barred Bedlam ward: a dishevelled man slumped on the floor clutches his head while attendants fasten his legs, and a woman in a white gown stands nearby. Patients in odd caps and costumes crowd the stone-walled room, and a dog sits in the foreground.

Artist: William Hogarth
Date: [ca, 1840?]
Medium: Intaglio prints
Source: Wellcome Collection
Size: 4000 × 3728 px

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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1850.
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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Rake's Progress: Scene in Bedlam, Tom Rakewell Restrained

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