Hysteria Collection

Charcot & Asylum Patient
UNE LECON CLINIQUE A LA SALPETRIERE J M Charcot demonstrates the symptoms of hysteria with a patient under hypnosis

The Roman Emperor Caligula entertaining his favourite horse, Incitatus, at supper (engraving)
7148832 The Roman Emperor Caligula entertaining his favourite horse, Incitatus, at supper (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Bon Jovi, appearing at Tower Records, Argyle Street, Glasgow, Scotland. They played an acoustic set in the 2nd floor window to 5, 000 screaming fans below

David Cassidy in concert at White City Stadium, West London on Sunday 26th May 1974. At this concert, a young fan, 14 year old Bernadette Whelan was injured in the crush of fans, and later died

Audience scenes of hysteria at The David Cassidy in concert at White City Stadium, West London on Sunday 26th May 1974. A young fan is carried lifted from the crowd and carried to safety

The Beatles, Fans at the Manchester Apollo, Manchester, 20th November 1963. This concert was part of the autumn tour when Beatlemania exploded

Start of The Beatles Autumn Tour 1963 - The Beatles concert at the Odeon Cinema, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, 1st November 1963. This concert was part of the autumn tour when Beatlemania exploded

A mad woman. Detail of Philippe Pinel delivers the insane at La Salpetriere, 1876 (Painting)
7422862 A mad woman. Detail of Philippe Pinel delivers the insane at La Salpetriere, 1876 (Painting) by Robert-Fleury, Tony (1837-1912); (add.info.: Medicine. Psychology. A mad woman)

Hysteria, mental and nervous disorder, arising from intense anxiety. 1887 (engraving)
7147176 Hysteria, mental and nervous disorder, arising from intense anxiety. 1887 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hysteria, mental and nervous disorder)

Headaches, melancolia and hysteria, anxiety. 1887 (engraving)
7147179 Headaches, melancolia and hysteria, anxiety. 1887 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Headaches, melancolia and hysteria)

Bordering hysteria. 1887 (engraving)
7147178 Bordering hysteria. 1887 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bordering hysteria)

Hysteria, an extremely mental phenomenom, psychoses and psychoneurosis.1887 (engraving)
7147177 Hysteria, an extremely mental phenomenom, psychoses and psychoneurosis.1887 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hysteria)

Pop Music Fans Joy Lynch (aged 16) and Julie Franks (aged 15) (left to right NOT confirmed) pictured with their collection of books, posters

David Cassidy at Thames TV. The pavement outside the studio was crowded with his fans. He waved to the girls from a balcony shortly before he gave them the slip by being driven out of the studio car

The Beatles, Fans at the Manchester Apollo, Manchester, 20th November 1963. This concert was part of the autumn tour when Beatlemania exploded

The Beatles concert at The Pavilion Gardens Ballroom, Buxton, Derbyshire, 19th October 1963. Police officers pluck a girl who was fainted, out of the crowd

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Ophelia, 1918 (litho)
1071207 Ophelia, 1918 (litho) by Freese, Hans (1850-1950) ; 25.4001x24.765x cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; (add.info)

Obsessed woman freed by the invocation of San Gennaro (Ossessa liberata dall'invocazione di san Gennaro), c
7062886 Obsessed woman freed by the invocation of San Gennaro (Ossessa liberata dall'invocazione di san Gennaro), c. 1640, Naples cathedral, Naples

Red flowered bitter quassia, Quassia amara
5856734 Red flowered bitter quassia, Quassia amara by Sowerby, James (1757-1822); (add.info.: Red flowered bitter quassia, Quassia amara)

Sumidagawa, ca. 1900 (woodcut)
7273677 Sumidagawa, ca. 1900 (woodcut) by Kogyo, Tsukioka (1869-1927); 30.0x21.0 cm; JMK Archiv, Bremen, Germany; (add.info.: From the series " One Hundred No Dramas (Nogaku Hyakuban)"

Electrotherapy of the Salpetriere, here the electric baths and localized electrification in 1887 (engraving)
XEE3614285 Electrotherapy of the Salpetriere, here the electric baths and localized electrification in 1887 (engraving) by Vierge, Daniel Urrabieta (1851-1904); Private Collection; Stefano Bianchetti

Egg and spoon (colour litho)
7151086 Egg and spoon (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Comic postcard on a food related theme. Early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Electrotherapy at the Salpetriere: diagnosis by Dr. Vigouroux in 1887 (engraving)
XEE3614284 Electrotherapy at the Salpetriere: diagnosis by Dr. Vigouroux in 1887 (engraving) by Vierge, Daniel Urrabieta (1851-1904); Private Collection; Stefano Bianchetti

A New Kind Battle (Colour Litho)
2809100 A New Kind Battle (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: A new kind of battle)

Sainte Vierge!s ecria-t-elle qu allons nous devenir? Un Homme tue chez moi
XIR172451 Sainte Vierge!s ecria-t-elle qu allons nous devenir? Un Homme tue chez moi!, illustration from chapter 9 of Candide by Francois Voltaire (1694-1778) engraved by Philippe Triere (1756-1815)

A festival of fools, Middle Ages. 1906 (lithograph)
7236703 A festival of fools, Middle Ages.1906 (lithograph) by Bruegel, Pieter the Elder (c.1525-69) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A festival of fools, Middle Ages)

Decorative plaque, Archaic, second half of the 7th century BC (ivory)
5053952 Decorative plaque, Archaic, second half of the 7th century BC (ivory) by Greek, (7th century BC); 13.6x7x1.6 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Patient at Sainte Anne hospital (engraving)
1737154 Patient at Sainte Anne hospital (engraving) by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: A man with a straitjacket in a padded cell. Sainte Anne hospital, 19th century.)

Turkish strongman or Roncassi. 1859-1860 (engraving)
7234114 Turkish strongman or Roncassi. 1859-1860 (engraving) by Krieger, Christoph (d.c.1590); Private Collection; (add.info.: Turkish strongman or Roncassi. Bravo Turc, dit Roncassi)

It was a crazy, tumble-down place (litho)
7159086 It was a crazy, tumble-down place (litho) by Rhodes, H. J. (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: It was a crazy, tumble-down place)

Ship of Fools with skeleton, 18th century. 1803 (engraving)
7233116 Ship of Fools with skeleton, 18th century. 1803 (engraving) by Deuchar, David (1743-1808); Private Collection; (add.info)

The skeleton of Death pricks bubbles of life. 1827 (engraving)
7233007 The skeleton of Death pricks bubbles of life.1827 (engraving) by Dagley, Richard (c.1761-1841); Private Collection; (add.info)

Botanizing, a Bog Plant (engraving)
7177861 Botanizing, a Bog Plant (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Botanizing, a Bog Plant)

Joanna the Mad, Queen of Castile (colour litho)
7184870 Joanna the Mad, Queen of Castile (colour litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Joanna the Mad (1479-1555), Queen of Castile, Flemish stained glass panel

Practice drives me Mad (engraving)
7177745 Practice drives me Mad (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Practice drives me Mad)

Bacchante, ancient Roman marble relief (engraving)
7149115 Bacchante, ancient Roman marble relief (engraving) by Corbould, Henry (1787-1844) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ancient Roman marble depicting a bacchante dancing in a frenzy)

SELF-IMMOLATION. GOGOL BURNING HIS MANUSCRIPT, 1909 (oil on canvas)
7215392 SELF-IMMOLATION. GOGOL BURNING HIS MANUSCRIPT, 1909 (oil on canvas) by Repin, Ilya Efimovich (1844-1930); Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

The madness of Heracles (litho)
7149516 The madness of Heracles (litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The madness of Heracles, painting from an ancient Greek krater by Asteus found at Paestum)

Le reve du chasseur (engraving)
7194414 Le reve du chasseur (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le reve du chasseur)

La folle, 1899 (oil on canvas)
PCT4256066 La folle, 1899 (oil on canvas) by Jeanniot, Pierre Georges (1848-1934); Musee Petiet, Limoux, France; © Patrice Cartier

Spring dance of the Slav maidens (litho)
7171108 Spring dance of the Slav maidens (litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Spring dance of the Slav maidens)

"The English ran after him like mad"(litho)
7168999 " The English ran after him like mad" (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Babys Tears
circa 1930: A baby crying. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Moon Madness, 1928 (pastel on board)
6432468 Moon Madness, 1928 (pastel on board) by Barney, Alice Pike (1857-1931); 45.4x35.1 cm; American Art Museum, Smithsonian Institute, USA; American, out of copyright

The Prayer Book of Bonne of Luxembourg, Duchess of Normandy f
7141116 The Prayer Book of Bonne of Luxembourg, Duchess of Normandy f.83v, before 1349 (manuscript) by Noir, Jean Le (fl.1331-75) & workshop (attr)

Attitude d une hysterique a la periode cataleptique de l acces et durant la phase de crucifiement (colour litho)
5210375 Attitude d une hysterique a la periode cataleptique de l acces et durant la phase de crucifiement (colour litho) by French School

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"Hysteria: A Historical Journey through the Depths of Emotion" In 1881, French neurologist Jean-Martin Charcot made groundbreaking discoveries in understanding the enigmatic realm of hysteria. Asylum patients became his canvas, as he delved into the depths of their minds to unravel the mysteries behind this complex condition. Fast forward to May 26th, 1974, when David Cassidy took center stage at White City Stadium in West London. The crowd erupted with a frenzy of excitement and adoration, showcasing scenes reminiscent of Charcot's asylum patients. Hysteria seemed to transcend time and space as fans lost themselves in the euphoria that only music can evoke. But hysteria is not confined solely to concert venues; it permeates various aspects of human existence. In Ophelia's haunting lithograph from 1918, we witness her descent into madness - a poignant portrayal consuming one's sanity. Even Bon Jovi experienced its grip on reality during an appearance at Tower Records in Glasgow. Fans clamored for a glimpse of their idol, succumbing to collective hysteria that swept through the store like wildfire. Throughout history, moments have emerged where hysteria takes hold and captivates entire communities. The invocation of San Gennaro freed an obsessed woman from her torment in Naples cathedral circa 1640 - a testament to how faith can conquer even the most profound emotional turmoil. The Beatles were no strangers to such fervor either; their arrival at Manchester Apollo on November 20th, 1963 ignited pandemonium among teenage fans Joy Lynch and Julie Franks. Their screams echoed through time as they joined countless others who fell victim to Beatlemania-induced hysteria. Hysteria remains an ever-present force within humanity - an intricate tapestry woven by our deepest emotions and desires. It transcends borders and eras alike, reminding us that beneath our composed exteriors lies a wellspring capable of erupting into a frenzy of unbridled passion.