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Asylums

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  • The London Orphan Asylum, Clapton. Engraving, 1838, after T. H. Shepherd.
  • Asylum for the deaf and dumb, Camberwell. Coloured engraving by J. Pass after himself, 1814.
  • The Royal Hospital, Chelsea: viewed from the Surrey bank with boats on the river. Engraving by J. Storer after S. Prout, 1805.
  • Royal Caledonian Asylum, London: perspective view. Etching.
  • Deaf and Dumb Asylum, Newport, Kentucky: view from the river. Coloured line engraving by Fenner Sears & Co., 1832, after G. Wall.
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Catalogue

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    Les voilà / Stefano Ricci.

    Ricci, Stefano | Date: 2015
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    The blind school, Southwark. Engraving.

    | Date: 1851 | Reference: 38855i
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    Royal Military Asylum, Chelsea. Engraving by A. Warren after R. B. Schnebbelie.

    Schnebbelie, Robert Blemmel, -approximately 1849. | Date: 1805 | Reference: 20191i
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    The Royal Hospital, Chelsea: viewed from the Surrey bank with boats on the river. Engraving by T. White.

    White, T., 1730-1775. | Date: 1770 | Reference: 20354i
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    Gender and class in English asylums, 1890-1914 / Louise Hide Honorary Research Fellow, Birkbeck College, University of London, UK.

    Hide, Louise | Date: 2014
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