"Overcome with shame & asking for help & mercy"
- Bishop, Mary (Mary Cecil Hamilton), 1914-1990
- Date:
- June 1969
- Reference:
- 2868049i
- Part of:
- Papers of Edward Adamson (1911-1996)
- Archives and manuscripts
About this work
Also known as
Previous title, replaced January 2025: A woman with her head bowed and hands stretched forwards in supplication; the Union Jack above. Watercolour by M. Bishop, 1969.
Description
Painting of a person with head bowed and hands outstretched with union flag in red and purple suggested in background. Creator's name, interpretation and the date of creation are inscribed on the reverse, probably by Edward Adamson.
Publication/Creation
June 1969
Physical description
1 painting watercolour on paper
Contributors
Arrangement
Prior to Wellcome Collection, this work was stored in a folder on 1st floor, Reay House, Lambeth Hospital.
Notes
The title has been taken from wording on the object.
Subjects
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores