A fresh appreciation of Victorian painter Richard Dadd, who was haunted by mental illness

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www.theartnewspaper.comby https://www.theartnewspaper.com/authors/geoffrey-munnJuly 21, 2026Submitted July 26, 2026

The complex relationship between artistic genius and mental illness is a widely acknowledged phenomenon and it was never more apparent than in the tragedy of the Victorian painter Richard Dadd (1817-86). His...

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