Lunacy Collection

English Lunacy - A man dressed as a chicken running wild and free across a field and up a small hill

Title Page to The Bibliomania by Rev. Thomas Frognall Dibdin
XJF465152 Title Page to The Bibliomania by Rev. Thomas Frognall Dibdin, published 1809 (printed paper) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Weird Sisters: Ministers of Darkness: Minions of the Moon, pub
3025364 Weird Sisters: Ministers of Darkness: Minions of the Moon, pub. 1791 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Private Collection; (add.info)

Mania, illustration from Nouveau traite elementaire et pratique des maladies
CHT213234 Mania, illustration from Nouveau traite elementaire et pratique des maladies mentales by Henri Dagonet (1823-1902) Paris, Bailliere, 1876 (b/w photo) by French Photographer

Hysterical Woman (pencil on paper) (b / w photo)
CHT213232 Hysterical Woman (pencil on paper) (b/w photo) by Richer, Paul Marie Louis Pierre (1849-1933); Hopital de la Salpetriere, Paris

Distribution of lunacy, Distribution of pauperism (colour litho)
3648427 Distribution of lunacy, Distribution of pauperism (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Distribution of lunacy throughout the British Isles, 1902)

A Mad Man, illustration from a book by Jean Etienne Dominique Esquirol (1772-1840
CHT213233 A Mad Man, illustration from a book by Jean Etienne Dominique Esquirol (1772-1840) (engraving) (b/w photo) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque de la Faculte de Medecine, Paris

The Madness of Sir Tristan, from The Story of Tristan and Isolde
BRA76578 The Madness of Sir Tristan, from The Story of Tristan and Isolde, William Morris & Co. (stained glass) by Burne-Jones, Edward Coley (1833-98); 68x60.5 cm; Bradford Art Galleries and Museums

St Lukes Hospital (coloured engraving)
811010 St Lukes Hospital (coloured engraving) by Rowlandson, T. (1756-1827) & Pugin, A.C. (1762-1832) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Lukes Hospital)

A prison at Fez (engraving)
728605 A prison at Fez (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A prison at Fez, a madman in a prison at Fez)

St Lukes Hospital for Lunatics, Old Street (engraving)
559518 St Lukes Hospital for Lunatics, Old Street (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Lukes Hospital for Lunatics)

View of Kensington House Lunatic Asylum, c. 1830 (litho)
GHL429597 View of Kensington House Lunatic Asylum, c.1830 (litho) by Gauci, William (fl.1825-54); Guildhall Art Gallery, City of London; eLondon Metropolitan Archives; British, out of copyright

Young woman having a fit of hysteria, 1878 (b / w photo)
ALI323289 Young woman having a fit of hysteria, 1878 (b/w photo) by Londe, Albert (fl.1878-89); Museo di Storia della Fotografia Fratelli Alinari

St Lukes Hospital for Lunatics, Old Street (coloured engraving)
559524 St Lukes Hospital for Lunatics, Old Street (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Lukes Hospital for Lunatics)

St Lukes Hospital (coloured engraving)
559579 St Lukes Hospital (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Lukes Hospital)

Hysteria, normal appearance, illustration from Iconographie Photographique de La
REV287038 Hysteria, normal appearance, illustration from Iconographie Photographique de La Salpetriere by Bourneville et P

Valentines card, involving couple kissing on the moon (chromolitho)
982480 Valentines card, involving couple kissing on the moon (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Valentines card)

The Madman (oil on canvas)
XIR213228 The Madman (oil on canvas) by Couture, Thomas (1815-79); 62x50 cm; Musee des Beaux-Arts, Rouen, France; (add.info.: homme; femme; folie; mains; etude; demi nu; ); French, out of copyright

Cartoon, They get what they deserve, WW1
Cartoon, They get what they deserve, showing a group of pessimists, as if in a lunatic asylum, with a sign warning others against approaching or speaking to them. Date: 1915

Georgina Weldon, campaigner, litigant and amateur singer
Georgina Weldon 1837-1914), campaigner against the lunacy laws, litigant and amateur singer. Her interest in spiritualism led her husband to try to prove that she was insane; she resisted being taken

Malle Bobbe, the Witch of Haarlem (oil on canvas)
XIR902421 Malle Bobbe, the Witch of Haarlem (oil on canvas) by Hals, Frans (1582/83-1666) (after); Musee des Beaux-Arts, Lille, France; (add.info.: Hille Bobbe, la sorciAeAšre de Haarlem); Dutch

The modern Ophelia, or The Doomed one, 1845 (lithograph)
XJF2920770 The modern Ophelia, or The Doomed one, 1845 (lithograph) by Doyle, Richard (1824-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: Anthony Ashley Cooper (1801-85) seventh earl of Shaftesbury

MENTAL ILLNESS. The moon affecting womens minds. Detail of a French engraving, 17th century

Incas and Eclipse
Incas lament the vanishing moon

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"Lunacy Unleashed: A Surreal Journey into the Depths of Madness" In this captivating visual montage, lunacy takes center stage as we explore the bizarre and intriguing world of the human mind. The English Lunacy sets the tone with a man dressed as a chicken, embodying freedom and wild abandon as he dashes across a vast field and conquers a small hill. Moving through time, Terrible Revenge (1874) engraving reveals dark secrets lurking within society's shadows. The Bibliomania's title page by Rev. Thomas Frognall Dibdin introduces us to an obsession for books that borders on madness, while Weird Sisters beckon us into their realm - Ministers of Darkness, Minions of the Moon. Nouveau traite elementaire et pratique des maladies presents Mania in all its chaotic glory; an illustration that captures the essence of this mental affliction. Hysterical Woman portrays another facet of lunacy, captured in pencil on paper or immortalized in black-and-white photography. The Distribution intertwines with pauperism in vibrant color lithography - two societal issues entwined like threads in a tapestry. Jean Etienne Dominique Esquirol's illustration from his book depicts A Mad Man lost within his own tortured thoughts. The Madness of Sir Tristan transports us to ancient tales where love and insanity collide, reminding us that even noble hearts can succumb to lunacy's grasp. St Luke's Hospital emerges both colored engraving and photographically frozen moment - sanctuaries for those deemed mad by society but seeking solace within these walls. Finally, our journey concludes at Fez Prison; an eerie engraving capturing confinement mingled with madness. St Luke's Hospital for Lunatics stands tall on Old Street - an architectural testament to humanity's quest for understanding and treatment amidst chaos. Through these diverse glimpses into "lunacy, " we are reminded of the intricate and delicate balance between sanity and madness that exists within us all.