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Wood engraving of a long Victorian asylum building with several towers and a central clock tower, with hills behind and shrubs and figures on the lawn in front.

Branch Insane Asylum, Napa, California. Wood engraving by F. Wyatt, 1873, after B. Sly.

A wide wood engraving of a large, multi-wing Victorian institutional building with pointed towers and a central clock tower, set against low hills and a cloudy sky. Rows of small shrubs and figures stroll across a broad lawn in the foreground.

Artist
Sly, Benjamin, active 1841-1883.
Date
30 August 1873
Medium
Panoramic views Wood engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2578 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1873.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Manicomio de Napa, California, grabado en madera de 1873

Un amplio grabado en madera de un gran edificio institucional victoriano de varias alas, con torres puntiagudas y una torre central con reloj, frente a colinas bajas y un cielo nublado. Arbustos pequeños y figuras caminan por un extenso césped en primer plano.

Português: Manicômio de Napa, Califórnia, gravura em madeira de 1873

Uma ampla gravura em madeira de um grande edifício institucional vitoriano, com várias alas, torres pontiagudas e uma torre central com relógio, diante de colinas baixas e um céu nublado. Arbustos pequenos e figuras caminham por um amplo gramado em primeiro plano.