William Bannerman - Girl in a Landscape

Date:
1861
Reference:
DGH1/7/3/1/12
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William Bannerman - Girl in a Landscape. Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Medium: Watercolour Size: 25.3 x 35.8 Inscription on reverse reads, '11 Feby 1861. The production of I. [or J.] Bannerman, now in Elgin Asylum, formerly in Millholme, Musselburgh. He had commenced an apprenticeship as an Engineer in Oban, when Mania occurred. It was attributed to evil practices; and was followed by stupidity and dullness. He is now regarded as convalescent. This and 2 and 3 of the series and a vast number of similar attempts were executed during insanity'. This picture is mounted on the same board as DGH1/7/3/1/90.

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1861

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1 picture

Biographical note

William Bannerman was a patient at Elgin Asylum.

Related material

Works by unknown artist patient attributed to William Bannerman: Unknown - Decorative Circle, DGH1/7/3/1/90. Eligin Asylum Register of Lunatics, GRHB 46/3/2, held at Northern Health Service Archive.

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