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Lunatic Asylum, North Terrace [B 11510/1] • Artwork

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Summary

Detailed pen and ink wash drawing of the Lunatic Asylum on North Terrace [the building was demolished in 1938]. A number of people, including children, are on the lawns in front of the building. This building was set in six acres of land on the corner of Hackney Road and North Terrace. It was built in 1851 to an English Tudor revival style.The building was of stone with brick trimmings, lattice windows and timber verandahs

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Physical description

Artwork (pen & ink wash); 44.2 cm x 69.5 cm

Dates / Publication details

1860

Artist

Shaw, James

Collections

Part of Adelaide Views Collection
Part of Lunatic Asylum Collection

Subject

Adelaide Lunatic Asylum
Psychiatric hospitals -- South Australia -- Adelaide

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Digitisation information

Date

27/02/2004

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

2,755 x 3,000 pixels (8.3 MP)

Size

8.29 MB

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