Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827, British, The Maniac, 1787
- Title:
- The Maniac
- Additional Title(s):
- The Maniac, or Visiting Papa in Bedlam
- Date:
- 1787
- Materials & Techniques:
- Watercolor, graphite, and pen and black ink on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Mount: 7 13/16 x 8 13/16 inches (19.8 x 22.4 cm), Sheet: 6 13/16 x 7 13/16 inches (17.3 x 19.8 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso in graphite, center: "(TG 70/3/27/425) | (PM6110) | Rowlandson, Thomas | The Maniac (Visiting Papa | in Bedlam)"
Watermark
Signed and dated in pen and gray ink, lower left: "Rowlandson 1787"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1975.3.924
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- asylum | children | genre subject | man | medicine | mental illness | nude in art | science | woman
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5627
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