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, 1735.

    • Hogarth, William, 1697-1764.
    Date:
    1735
    Reference:
    20045i
    Catalogue details

    Licence: Public Domain Mark

    Credit: 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, 1735. Wellcome Collection. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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