Hysterical Collection

The Roman Emperor Caligula entertaining his favourite horse, Incitatus, at supper (engraving)
7148832 The Roman Emperor Caligula entertaining his favourite horse, Incitatus, at supper (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

First class "Dotty" certificate presented to (colour litho)
8656807 First class "Dotty" certificate presented to (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: For eccentricity)

Just crazy about you (colour litho)
8656745 Just crazy about you (colour litho) by Richardson, Agnes (1854-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: "Sweetest. Just crazy about you." Girl and a dog)

Illustration for The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawn (litho)
8663420 Illustration for The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawn (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944) ; Private Collection; (add.info)

Illustration for The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawn (litho)
8663449 Illustration for The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawn (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944) ; Private Collection; (add.info)

Illustration for The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawn (litho)
8663419 Illustration for The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawn (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944) ; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Madness of Hugo van der Goes (litho)
8661146 The Madness of Hugo van der Goes (litho) by Wauters, Emile Charles (1846-1933); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Madness of Hugo van der Goes)

A: the fool (Ridens or Ridulus, fatuus) - The Alphabet of Death, c.1856 (engraving)
DUV4221987 A: the fool (Ridens or Ridulus, fatuus) - The Alphabet of Death, c.1856 (engraving); 8x23 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Drawing by H)

Letter N: This great frightened devil who holds like a lichen to the earth is a large N, 1861 (engraving)
DUV4214887 Letter N: This great frightened devil who holds like a lichen to the earth is a large N, 1861 (engraving); (add.info.: "ABC Trim, Alphabet enchante" Texts of "Trim")

the insane women
3729927 the insane women; (add.info.: the insane women, Insanity, craziness, or madness, by N. Attanasio, illustration published in 1880.); Bildagentur-online/UIG.

Horrible suicide of a madman - Cover of "The Eye of the Police", 1912 (engraving)
ICA4950108 Horrible suicide of a madman - Cover of "The Eye of the Police", 1912 (engraving); Private Collection; Photo © Caricadoc.

A policeman and passers-by trying to help a lost child, 1850
3478732 A policeman and passers-by trying to help a lost child, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a policeman and passers-by trying to help a lost child by Fred Barnard)

William Shakespeare: The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, Act III, Scene 1 (litho)
8648409 William Shakespeare: The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, Act III, Scene 1 (litho) by Sullivan, Edmund Joseph (1869-1933) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Tragedy of Hamlet)

Caesonia giving Caligula a love potion, which made him mad (engraving)
8639538 Caesonia giving Caligula a love potion, which made him mad (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Caesonia giving Caligula a love potion)

Illustration for The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawn (litho)
8663414 Illustration for The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawn (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944) ; Private Collection; (add.info)

A silent audience (engraving)
8652574 A silent audience (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A silent audience. Illustration for Home Words (1885).); © Look and Learn.

From Dottyville (litho)
8663024 From Dottyville (litho) by May, Phil (1864-1903); Private Collection; (add.info.: From Dottyville. Illustration for Sketches from "Punch" by Phil May (Punch)

Illustration for The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawn (litho)
8663412 Illustration for The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawn (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944) ; Private Collection; (add.info)

Another from Dottyville (litho)
8663025 Another from Dottyville (litho) by May, Phil (1864-1903); Private Collection; (add.info.: Another from Dottyville)

Lycurgus made mad by Bacchus, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting)
8683549 Lycurgus made mad by Bacchus, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting) by Boulanger, Jean (1606-c.1680); Palazzo Ducale Estense, Sassuolo, Emilia Romagna, Italy; (add.info.: Sassuolo)

Illustration for The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawn (litho)
8663413 Illustration for The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawn (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944) ; Private Collection; (add.info)

Cover of Petit Journal (illustrated supplement) n°933 of October 4, 1908: the living torch (engraving)
PCT4281098 Cover of Petit Journal (illustrated supplement) n°933 of October 4, 1908: the living torch (engraving); (add.info.: In an access of mystical madness, a young girl)

A policeman and passers-by trying to help a lost child, 1850
3478075 A policeman and passers-by trying to help a lost child, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a policeman and passers-by trying to help a lost child by Fred Barnard)

Jean Martin Charcot (1825-1893) giving a clinical lecture at the Salpetriere, 1887 (engraving)
542287 Jean Martin Charcot (1825-1893) giving a clinical lecture at the Salpetriere, 1887 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving after painting by Andre Brouillet)

Illustration for The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawn (litho)
8663410 Illustration for The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawn (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944) ; Private Collection; (add.info)

Illustration for The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawn (litho)
8663415 Illustration for The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawn (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944) ; Private Collection; (add.info)

Illustration for The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawn (litho)
8663421 Illustration for The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawn (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944) ; Private Collection; (add.info)

The softness is just here (b/w photo)
8656502 The softness is just here (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The softness is just here. Man pointing to his head)

Illustration for The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawn (litho)
8663411 Illustration for The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawn (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944) ; Private Collection; (add.info)

Illustration for The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawn (litho)
8663409 Illustration for The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawn (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944) ; Private Collection; (add.info)

Dottyville again (litho)
8662997 Dottyville again (litho) by May, Phil (1864-1903); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dottyville again. Illustration for Sketches from "Punch" by Phil May (Punch)

Beauties of Shakespeare: King Lear (coloured engraving)
8646727 Beauties of Shakespeare: King Lear (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: King Lear)

Scene from William Shakespeare's "Hamlet" with Ophelia, King Claudius, Queen Gertrude, and Laertes
AIS5355240 Scene from William Shakespeare's "Hamlet" with Ophelia, King Claudius, Queen Gertrude, and Laertes, in "English Theatre"

S: The woman mad of her body (Scortum) - The Alphabet of Death, c.1856 (engraving)
DUV4221981 S: The woman mad of her body (Scortum) - The Alphabet of Death, c.1856 (engraving); 8x23 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Drawing by H)

Letter N: This great frightened devil who holds like a lichen to the earth is a large N, 1861 (engraving)
DUV4214900 Letter N: This great frightened devil who holds like a lichen to the earth is a large N, 1861 (engraving); (add.info.: "ABC Trim, Alphabet enchante" Texts of "Trim")

A policeman and passers-by trying to help a lost child, 1850
3478035 A policeman and passers-by trying to help a lost child, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a policeman and passers-by trying to help a lost child by Fred Barnard)

"I don't mind putting my car out of action every night, but having to make it go again every morning is going
8630556 "I don't mind putting my car out of action every night, but having to make it go again every morning is going to drive me mad

Cowboy (litho)
8641370 Cowboy (litho) by Frost, Arthur Burdett (1851-1928); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cowboy. Illustration for Stuff and Nonsense by A B Frost (John C Nimmo, c 1884)

Beauties of Shakespeare: King Lear (coloured engraving)
8646721 Beauties of Shakespeare: King Lear (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: King Lear)

The man of Bagdad, who danced himself mad (colour litho)
8643444 The man of Bagdad, who danced himself mad (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The man of Bagdad, who danced himself mad)

Illustration for The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawn (litho)
8663418 Illustration for The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawn (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944) ; Private Collection; (add.info)

Illustration for The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawn (litho)
8663407 Illustration for The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawn (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944) ; Private Collection; (add.info)

Illustration for The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawn (litho)
8663417 Illustration for The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawn (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944) ; Private Collection; (add.info)

Illustration for The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawn (litho)
8663416 Illustration for The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawn (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944) ; Private Collection; (add.info)

A mad woman. Detail of Philippe Pinel delivers the insane at La Salpetriere, 1876 (Painting)
7422862 A mad woman. Detail of Philippe Pinel delivers the insane at La Salpetriere, 1876 (Painting) by Robert-Fleury, Tony (1837-1912); (add.info.: Medicine. Psychology. A mad woman)

Hysteria, mental and nervous disorder, arising from intense anxiety. 1887 (engraving)
7147176 Hysteria, mental and nervous disorder, arising from intense anxiety. 1887 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hysteria, mental and nervous disorder)

Headaches, melancolia and hysteria, anxiety. 1887 (engraving)
7147179 Headaches, melancolia and hysteria, anxiety. 1887 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Headaches, melancolia and hysteria)

Bordering hysteria. 1887 (engraving)
7147178 Bordering hysteria. 1887 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bordering hysteria)

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"Hysterical: A Journey Through the Depths of Madness and Obsession" Step into a world where sanity teeters on the edge, as depicted in Ophelia's haunting gaze in "Ophelia, 1918 (litho)". Witness the power of faith as an obsessed woman finds liberation through the invocation of San Gennaro in "Obsessed woman freed by the invocation of San Gennaro (Ossessa liberata dall'invocazione di san Gennaro), c. 1640". Marvel at Majnun's tormented soul riding atop a camel, captured with exquisite detail in "Majnun on a camel, 19th century (gouache with gold on paper)". Delve into the depths of psychological affliction with "Portrait of a Kleptomaniac, c. 1820-24", where stolen desires consume one's very being. Experience Charles VI's dementia crisis unfold amidst the eerie forest of Le Mans in late 19th-century chromolithography. Immerse yourself in Sumidagawa's woodcut depiction from ca. 1900, where madness merges with nature itself. Witness both hope and controversy intertwine as electrotherapy becomes a means to heal or control minds - from electric baths to localized electrification - showcased vividly in engravings such as "Electrotherapy at Salpetriere: diagnosis by Dr. Vigouroux" and "Electrotherapy at Salpetriere: here the electric baths". Uncover Matthew Lovat's shocking act of self-crucifixion documented through an evocative lithograph from July 1805 Venice. Explore lighter moments amidst chaos with an egg and spoon race brought to life through vibrant color lithography. Finally, be transported to an alternate reality where battles take new forms beyond physical combat; discover this intriguing concept portrayed beautifully in "A New Kind Battle (Colour Litho)".