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Engraving of a group of figures in a walled yard by a barred window, some embracing, some seated or slumped, with a standing man at right.

Mentally ill people in the garden of an asylum, a warden lurks in the background. Engraving by K.H. Merz under the direction of S. Amsler, c. 1834, after W. Kaulbach.

An engraved scene of figures gathered in a walled courtyard before a barred window. Some embrace, some sit slumped or gesture, and a man in a cap and coat stands at the right edge, while an older figure with a pipe watches from the back. Fine hatched lines model the bodies and ground.

Artist
Wilhelm von Kaulbach
Date
[1834?]
Medium
Intaglio prints
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3034 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1844.
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

Español: Personas con enfermedad mental en el jardín de un asilo, tras Kaulbach

Una escena grabada de figuras reunidas en un patio amurallado frente a una ventana enrejada. Algunas se abrazan, otras están sentadas y encorvadas o gesticulan, y un hombre con gorra y abrigo está de pie en el borde derecho. Líneas finas y sombreadas modelan los cuerpos y el suelo.

Português: Pessoas com doença mental no jardim de um asilo, após Kaulbach

Uma cena gravada com figuras reunidas em um pátio murado diante de uma janela gradeada. Algumas se abraçam, outras estão sentadas, curvadas ou gesticulando, e um homem de boné e casaco está em pé na borda direita. Linhas finas e hachuras modelam os corpos e o chão.

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