Statues of "raving" and "melancholy" madness, each reclining on one half of a broken segmental pediment, formerly crowning the gates at Bethlem [Bedlam] Hospital. Engraving by C. Warren, 1808, after C. Cibber, 1680.
An engraved print showing two muscular male figures reclining on either side of a broken segmental pediment. The left figure leans on an elbow with a wild, open-mouthed expression, while the right figure sits chained at the wrists, head bowed in a gloomy pose. Printed text below reads Figures in front of Bethlem Hospital.
- Artist
- Caius Gabriel Cibber
- Date
- 10 December 1808
- Medium
- Engravings
- Source
- Wellcome Collection
- Size
- 4000 × 2672 px
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: Estatuas de la locura furiosa y melancólica, Hospital Bethlem
Un grabado que muestra dos figuras masculinas musculosas recostadas a ambos lados de un frontón partido. La figura izquierda apoya el codo con una expresión salvaje y la boca abierta, mientras la derecha, sentada y encadenada por las muñecas, inclina la cabeza con gesto sombrío. El texto impreso debajo dice Figures in front of Bethlem Hospital.
Português: Estátuas da loucura furiosa e melancólica, Hospital Bethlem
Uma gravura que mostra duas figuras masculinas musculosas reclinadas em cada lado de um frontão partido. A figura à esquerda apoia o cotovelo com expressão selvagem e boca aberta, enquanto a da direita, sentada e acorrentada pelos pulsos, inclina a cabeça em postura sombria. O texto impresso abaixo diz Figures in front of Bethlem Hospital.
