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Captioned 'Melancholy propensity to suicide Bethlem'.
Illustration from the collection of Alexander Morison. Plate 40 of of Morison’s 'The Physiognomy of Mental Diseases' (1840). Signed A J [Alexander Johnston] 1837.
'T. C, aged 50, has had a determined propensity to suicide, of long…
'T. C, aged 50, has had a determined propensity to suicide, of long…
Captioned 'S C aged 49 demonomania - oh I am the serpent I am the devil I am the cause of all the misery - this patient is continually crying oh oh and rubbing the sides of her head so as to prevent the hair growing'.
Illustration from the collection of Alexander Morison. Plate 45 of Morison’s 'The Physiognomy of Mental Diseases' (1840). Unsigned [François Rochard].
'Portrait of S. C. aged 48, a publican's wife, without children.
The assigned cause of…
'Portrait of S. C. aged 48, a publican's wife, without children.
The assigned cause of…
Captioned 'F P aged 55 - I am the devil the Lord comes every night and says so the devil is alive within me you must kill me'.
Illustration from the collection of Alexander Morison. Plate 46 of Morison’s 'The Physiognomy of Mental Diseases' (1840). Unsigned [François Rochard].
'Portrait of F. P., aged 55, married, and the mother of a large family; in this female the…
'Portrait of F. P., aged 55, married, and the mother of a large family; in this female the…
Captioned 'Edward Keen Bethlem July 1847 melancholy with fear'.
Illustration from the collection of Alexander Morison. Signed C Gow.
Captioned 'Martin - Bethlem C D set fire to York Minster'.
Illustration from the collection of Alexander Morison. Plate 67 of Morison’s 'The Physiognomy of Mental Diseases' (1840). Unsigned [Alexander Johnston]. Sitter Jonathan Martin.
Portrait of J. M., aged 52.
'This man was tried and found guilty…
Portrait of J. M., aged 52.
'This man was tried and found guilty…
Captioned 'Bethlem C D arson'.
Illustration from the collection of Alexander Morison. Plate 66 of Morison’s 'The Physiognomy of Mental Diseases' (1840). Unsigned [Alexander Johnston].
'Portrait of G. B., aged 46.
This man, a blacksmith by trade, and, consequently,…
'Portrait of G. B., aged 46.
This man, a blacksmith by trade, and, consequently,…
Captioned 'Propensity to burn (not condemned jail?) Bethlem'.
Illustration from the collection of Alexander Morison. Signed A J [Alexander Johnston].
Captioned 'Propensity to injure Bethlem'.
Illustration from the collection of Alexander Morison. Signed A J [Alexander Johnston].
Captioned 'Catherine Bethlem murder'.
Illustration from the collection of Alexander Morison. Plate 50 of Morison’s 'The Physiognomy of Mental Diseases' (1840). Signed A J [Alexander Johnston].
'Portrait of C. S. aged 57.
This poor woman is the mother of a large family, in a fit…
'Portrait of C. S. aged 57.
This poor woman is the mother of a large family, in a fit…
Captioned 'Lucy Dancer Bethlem C D murder (child) attempted suicide'.
Illustration from the collection of Alexander Morison. Plate 51 of Morison’s 'The Physiognomy of Mental Diseases' (1840). Signed A J [Alexander Johnston].
'Portrait of L. D. aged 47.
This female bore an excellent character before she became…
'Portrait of L. D. aged 47.
This female bore an excellent character before she became…