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An insane man (Tom Rakewell) sits on the floor manically grasping at his head, while two attendants manacle his legs: his lover, Sarah Young, cries in distress, they are surrounded by lunatics at Bethlem hospital, London. Engraving by H. Fernell after W. Hogarth, 1735.
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764.Date: [ca, 1840?]Reference: 20044i- Books
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A pastoral letter against fanaticism, Address'd to the Mennonists of Friesland, By Mr. John Stinstra, One of their Ministers at Harlingen. Translated from the Original Dutch. (which may serve as an excellent Antidote against the Principles of Enthusiasts and Fanaticks in general, and the Herrnbuters or Moravians in particular) by Henry Rimius. To which is added, A Preface shewing the Occasion of that Letter.
Stinstra, Johannes, 1708-1790.Date: MDCCLIII. [1753]
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An insane man (Tom Rakewell) sits on the floor manically grasping at his head, his lover (Sarah Young) cries at the spectacle while two attendants attach chains to his legs; they are surrounded by other lunatics at Bethlem hospital, London. Engraving by W. Hogarth, 1763.
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764.Date: June ye 25 1735 [i.e. 1763]Reference: 20040i
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An insane man (Tom Rakewell) sits on the floor manically grasping at his head, his lover (Sarah Young) cries at the spectacle while two attendants attach chains to his legs; they are surrounded by other lunatics at Bethlem hospital, London. Engraving by W. Hogarth after himself, 1735.
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764.Date: 25 June 1735Reference: 20042i
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Members of the Jansenist sect having convulsions and spasms as a result of religious fanaticism. Engraving by B. Picart.
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