A room in an attic, in which a chained snake stands at a locked door. Watercolour by D. Marsden, 1952.

1952

1 painting : watercolour ; sheet 45.8 x 55.8 cm

Marsden D. 17.1.52. Dream of being injected to be made mad -- to get rid of her -- to ... lock her up. D. Marsden R.H.N. 17/1/52 Bears number: 39 The name of the artist and the date are inscribed twice on the verso, once in ink on a label and once in pencil on the sheet itself (with the day of the month changed from 28 to 17). The interpretation "Dream of being injected to be made mad ["to talk" deleted] wouldn't talk - to get rid of her -- to [indistinct words] lock her up D.F." is written in ink

Executed by D. Marsden at Netherne Hospital in Surrey, with support from Edward Adamson

This work is untitled, the title has been supplied by the cataloguer.

Wellcome Collection 3001105i