The Hospital of Bethlehem

Maker John Boydell

After work by William Henry Toms (fl. 1723-1758)

MediumEtching with line engraving

DimensionsOverall: 14 1/8 × 20 3/4in. (35.9 × 52.7cm)

Credit LineGift funds from Mr. & Mrs. William Kimball.

Object number1987-699

DescriptionLower margin: "The Hospital of Bethlehem/ L'Hospital de Fou"
Lower left margin in iron gall ink: "47"
Label TextBethlem Royal Hospital, nicknamed Bedlam, from John Boydell's 'A Collection of One Hundred Views In England and Wales', first issued in 1770. This version of the psychiactric hospital was built at Moorfields in 1675 and remained in operation until a new structure was built at St. George's Fields in the early 19th century.