A girl in a red aureole with spiked bars; representing fear of the Iron Maiden of Nuremberg. Watercolour by M. Bishop, 1967.

  • Bishop, Mary, (Mary Cecil Hamilton), 1914-1990.
Date:
[August 1967?]
Reference:
2854472i
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Adamson Collection
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A girl in a red aureole with spiked bars; representing fear of the Iron Maiden of Nuremberg. Watercolour by M. Bishop, 1967. In copyright. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Publication/Creation

[Netherne, Surrey], [August 1967?]

Physical description

1 painting : red watercolour ; sheet 56 x 46 cm

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Virtue surrounded by pain and anger. The doll of Nuremberg (tortured to death by spikes) Interpretation of the subject is inscribed by Edward Adamson on the verso. Similar works are inscribed by him with the name of the artist M. Bishop and the date August 1967

Creator/production credits

Executed by Mary Bishop while at Netherne Hospital in Surrey, with support from Edward Adamson

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This work is untitled, the title has been supplied by the cataloguer.

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Wellcome Collection 2854472i

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