Original Title
Alternative Title: Sketch for the Passions: Suspense or Expectation
Description
Credit: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Inscription
Inscribed in black ink, lower left: "-Sketch to illustrate the Passions. Suspense. or Expectation."; in black ink, lower left: "by. Richard Dadd. Bethlehem Hospital London _ June 2nd 1855. __ ."
Descriptive Medium
Watercolor, gray ink, and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Image Licence
Public Domain, Yale Center for British Art
Image Credit
image credit Yale Center for British Art
Location
Imperial War Museum, London, England
Country
England
Medium
Watercolour
Tags
Category
People & Society
TWW Comment
Richard Dadd was committed to Bethlem Royal Hospital (also known as 'Bedlam') after murdering his father. The hospital moved from Moorfields to the site now occupied by the Imperial War Museum in 1815. It was later relocated again to Monks Orchard in West Wickham.
