The Hospital of Bethlem [Bedlam] at Moorfields, London: seen from the south, with part of London Wall in the foreground, and a muck-raker scraping at the cobblestones. Etching by J. T. Smith, 1814, after himself, June 1812.
- Smith, John Thomas, 1766-1833.
- Date:
- 15 September 1814
- Reference:
- 25639i
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This is the second building of Bethlem Hospital [Bedlam], built in 1675-1676 in Moorfields, London. In 1814-1815 the hospital removed to St. George's Fields, Southwark, and the Moorfields building was subsequently demolished
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London (No. 18, Gt. May's Buildings, St. Martins Lane) : J. T. Smith, 15 September 1814.
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1 print : etching ; image 27.8 x 23.5 cm
Lettering
Public architecture. ; Parts of London-Wall and Bethlem Hospital. ; Drawn and etched by J. T. Smith ; Drawn in June 1812
References note
B. Adams, London illustrated, London, 1983, number 115/16 [p.265]
Reference
Wellcome Collection 25639i
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