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Richard Dadd : the artist and the asylum

by Nicholas Tromans

This monograph examines the life and career of Victorian artist Richard Dadd, investigating the relationship between his work and nineteenth-century psychiatric treatment. It features 100 colour plates and analyses his legacy in the context of the asylum.

Accession 12213 ISBN 9781935202684 Publisher Tate Gallery
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