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Wood engraving bird's-eye view of a large gabled hospital building with chimneys and a central fountain in landscaped grounds.

Hospital for the Insane, Coton-Hill, Stafford: bird's eye view. Wood engraving by W.E. Hodgkin, 1854, after B. Sly after Fulljames and Waller.

A wood engraving bird's-eye view of a large Gothic Revival hospital with gabled wings, tall chimneys and a tower, set in landscaped grounds. A central fountain sits on a lawn bordered by paths and trees, with rolling hills behind. Fine black linework shows the architecture and foliage in detail.

Artist
Sly, Benjamin, active 1841-1883.
Date
30 September 1854
Medium
Bird's-eye view prints Wood engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2539 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1854.
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: Hospital para dementes, Coton Hill, Stafford: vista aérea, 1854

Un grabado en madera con vista aérea de un gran hospital de estilo neogótico, con alas de tejados a dos aguas, chimeneas altas y una torre. Un surtidor central se ubica en un césped rodeado de caminos y árboles, con colinas al fondo. Las líneas finas en blanco y negro muestran el detalle de la arquitectura y la vegetación.

Português: Hospital para Alienados, Coton Hill, Stafford: vista aérea, 1854

Uma xilogravura em vista aérea de um grande hospital em estilo neogótico, com alas de telhados em empena, chaminés altas e uma torre. Uma fonte central fica em um gramado cercado por caminhos e árvores, com colinas ao fundo. As linhas finas em preto e branco mostram os detalhes da arquitetura e da vegetação.