Portrait of a mentally disturbed woman. ca. 1848-1858.

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Portrait of a mentally disturbed woman. ca. 1848-1858.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/77719375

The woman in this portrait is fiftyish and wears a checked dress. Her hands are clasped tightly at chest level.

1 albumen print; 11 x 7.5 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8201473

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Diamond, Hugh Welch

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Hugh Welch Diamond (1808-1886) was a physician/photographer from Kent who decided to specialize in mental disorders after stints as house surgeon to West Kent Infirmary at Maidstone and private practice in Soho. He was appointed superintendent of the Women's Department of the Surrey County Asylum, where he practiced from 1848-1858. During this period he was actively engaged in photography and was editor of the Photographic Journal. He became a member of the Photographic Society in 1853 and serve...