What topics does Patient, Surrey County Lunatic Asylum explore?

psychiatry, photography, victorian era, physiognomy, asylum patients, mental illness, portraiture

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No, this artwork is in the public domain.

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Patient, Surrey County Lunatic Asylum

hugh welch diamond (1809 – 1886)

Explore the pioneering psychiatric photography of Hugh Welch Diamond (1809-1886). His evocative calotypes documented mental illness, shaping medical imaging & influencing future photographers.

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About this artwork

Title: Patient, Surrey County Lunatic Asylum
Artist: hugh welch diamond
Year: 1850
Original dimensions: 28.0 x 23.0 cm
Format: Portrait
Copyright status: Public domain
Where to see it: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Movement: Romanticism
Medium: Black and White Photography
Creative period: Mature Period

Quick Facts

Medium: Photograph (Calotype)
Artist: Hugh Welch Diamond
Dimensions: 28 x 23 cm
Year: 1850
Title: Patient, Surrey County Lunatic Asylum