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Thomas Hennell suffered from an episode of mental illness and was detained as an inpatient first at St John's Hospital, Stone (the building had been Buckinghamshire County Pauper Lunatic Asylum), then at the Maudsley Hospital (at Denmark Hill, London SE5) and finally at Claybury, Essex, before his release.
Title
Part of Claybury Mental Hospital seen from the grounds.
Date
1935
Medium
pencil & india ink on paper
Measurements
H 28.7 x W 25.3 cm
Accession number
729115i
Acquisition method
Purchased by the Wellcome Collection, 2010
Work type
Drawing
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