Salpetriere Hospital, Paris, 18th century illustration

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18th century illustration of Saltpetriere Hospital in Paris, France. The hospital was founded in 1657 as a hospital to treat elderly, infirm and mentally ill women. The building of Saltpetriere Hospital is now part of the general hospital Pitie-Salpetriere.

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Size: 6190px × 2830px
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Photo credit: © Rijksmuseum/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: -, 1700s, 18th, artwork, asylum, century, europe, european, france, french, healthcare, historical, history, hospital, illustration, paris, psychiatric, psychiatry, saltpetriere, women