Amputee Collection

HORATIO NELSON (1758-1805). British naval officer. As Vice Admiral of the White. Oil on canvas, 1800, by Lemuel Francis Abbott

Dick Dock, or the Lobster and Crab, 1806. Scene outside an alehouse by the River Thames. A Greenwich Pensioner with a wooden leg takes the hand of a soldier

Admiral Horatio Lord Nelson
Engraving From 1873 Featuring Lord Nelson Who Was An Officer In The British Royal Navy. He Is Missing An Eye And An Arm From Injuries In Battle. Lord Nelson Lived From 1758 Until 1805

Admiral Horatio Nelson
Vintage engraving of Horatio Nelson one of Englands great national heros. The victor at Battle of Trafalgar, the Battle of the Nile and Battle of Copenhagen

WWI - Wounded soldier in the arms of his nurse
WWI - Wounded soldier (who has lost his arm) in the arms of his nurse - Comrades in Arms. Date: circa 1917

Injured Ww1 Soldier
A British soldier and his wife (or girlfriend) pose for the photographer, with the young mans lost leg stark evidence of the horrors of the conflict and the injuries suffered

Fitzroy HJ Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan, British soldier, 19th century. In the course of his distinguished military career, Lord Raglan served on Wellingtons staff from 1808-1812

An engraving depicting a soldier with a wooden leg, 19th century
5311203 An engraving depicting a soldier with a wooden leg, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1877); Universal History Archive/UIG.

An estranged mother and son reconciled in a hospital ward after her son became an amputee as a result of an accident
3478178 An estranged mother and son reconciled in a hospital ward after her son became an amputee as a result of an accident

1st Sgt Henry Smith, Company C, 138th Pennsylvania Volunteers
3028740 1st Sgt Henry Smith, Company C, 138th Pennsylvania Volunteers; Private Collection; (add.info.: 1st Sgt Henry Smith, Company C, 138th Pennsylvania Volunteers)

Engraving depicting an elderly man walking with a wooden leg through the streets of London, 19th century
5308982 Engraving depicting an elderly man walking with a wooden leg through the streets of London, 19th century; (add.info)

Jewish old clothes dealer. Early 19th century
865824 Jewish old clothes dealer. Early 19th century.; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Telegraph lesson - crippled soldiers, 06 Feb 1919. Creator: Bain News Service
Telegraph lesson - crippled soldiers, 06 Feb 1919. Two soldiers, amputee veterans of World War I, leaning to use a telegraph at a vocational school for wounded soldiers at Walter Reed Hospital

Thank You for Your Service
Kirk Cypel

The War in the Herzegovina: Refugees begging outside an hotel at Ragusa, 1876. Creator: Unknown
The War in the Herzegovina: Refugees begging outside an hotel at Ragusa [Dubrovnik], 1876. The Delegations of Austria and Hungary were opened on Monday

L'Arrivee du General Pershing; Sur le quai de Boulogne: accompagne du general Pelletier... 1917. Creator: Unknown
L'Arrivee du General Pershing; Sur le quai de Boulogne: accompagne du general Pelletier, ampute du bras droit, chef de la mission militaire francaise attachee a l'armee americaine

Former general as a street musician, 1895-1899. Creator: Jan de Waardt
Former general as a street musician, 1895-1899. A veteran who was a general in the Dutch East Indies, and lost his left leg in battle, tries to earn money as a busker by singing to a barrel organ

Cartoon on the retreat of Napoleon from Russia, 1812-1814. Creator: Jacob Smies
Cartoon on the retreat of Napoleon from Russia, 1812-1814. On the right is Napoleon with a stocking on his head and followed by creepy-crawlies

The Transept of the Mariakerk in Utrecht, Seen from the Northeast, 1637. Creator: Pieter Jansz Saenredam
The Transept of the Mariakerk in Utrecht, Seen from the Northeast, 1637. Other Title(s): The Transept of the Mariakerk in Utrecht, Seen from the Northeast

Inspection of the Royal Sappers and Miners at Brompton Barracks, Chatham, by Sir John Burgoyne, 1856 Creator: Unknown
Inspection of the Royal Sappers and Miners at Brompton Barracks, Chatham, by Sir John Burgoyne, 1856. More than ordinary interest attached to the occasion

Soldiers Reading-Room, St. Mary's Barracks, Chatham, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Soldiers Reading-Room, St. Mary's Barracks, Chatham, 1856. The annual return of between three and four thousand soldiers from India and the British Colonies - who, either from impaired health

Usant jusqu'a son dernier homme et son dernier mousquet, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Usant jusqu'a son dernier homme et son dernier mousquet, 19th century. Amputee and soldier with gun: Down to his last man and his last musket

General Alvaro Obregon of Mexico, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. General Alvaro Obregon of Mexico, 1917
General Alvaro Obregon of Mexico, 1917. Obregon had his right arm blown off during a battle in 1915. The arm was preserved in a jar of formaldehyde

Presentation of Roman medals to Baker & March, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Presentation of Roman medals to Baker & March, between 1910 and 1920. [US Army General Peyton Conway March (centre) shaking hands with one-armed man. To March's left is Newton Diehl Baker Jr

Dedication to the Fatherland of a man whose arm has just been amputated, c1793. Creator: Jean-Baptiste Bizard
Dedication to the Fatherland of a man whose arm has just been amputated, c1793

Sheet of Sketches, 1828. Creator: Auguste Raffet
Sheet of Sketches, 1828

Bronze Relief, by Ternouth, for the Nelson Monument, Trafalgar-Square... 1850. Creator: Unknown
Bronze Relief, by Ternouth, for the Nelson Monument, Trafalgar-Square - the Bombardment of Copenhagen, 1850. The Bombardment of Copenhagen is the incident in the life of the great Admiral forming

Two men, one of them an amputee, around 1875. Creator: Joseph Eugen Horwarter
Two men, one of them an amputee, around 1875

The Prince at Grass and The Prince in Clover, published by S.W. Fores in 1787 (hand-coloured etching)
NCO193109 The Prince at Grass and The Prince in Clover, published by S.W. Fores in 1787 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College

Stephanie Lush, who had both of her legs amputated due to meningitis. Pictured with singer Cliff Richard, 26th February 1996

Platonic Love, May 30, 1807. May 30, 1807. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson
Platonic Love, May 30, 1807

Jupiter, 1757. Artist: Bernard de Montfaucon
Jupiter, 1757. From a sculpture in the Chateau de Versailles. A plate from Supplement au livre de L antiquite expliquee et representee en figures, Paris, 1757. Private Collection

The Wider Image: Syrias mobile amputee clinic
A young man with an amputated leg poses for a photograph standing by his broken artificial limb in the rebel-controlled area of Maaret al-Numan town in Idlib province, Syria March 20, 2016

The Charity of Saints Cosmas and Damian (oil on panel)
471524 The Charity of Saints Cosmas and Damian (oil on panel) by Francken or Franck, Ambrosius the Elder (1544-1618); 239x89 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp

Young boy standing in the doorway of his home on Seaton Road... Washington, D.C, 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks
Washington, D.C. Young boy standing in the doorway of his home on Seaton Road in the northwest section. His leg was cut off by a streetcar while he was playing in the street

Americus V. Rice of Ohio, 1865-1880. Creator: Unknown
Americus V. Rice of Ohio, 1865-1880. Rice, Hon. Rep. Americus V. of Ohio, between 1865 and 1880. [Politician, banker, businessman and soldier: served in the 21st Ohio Infantry

Lune de miel. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1902 (colour litho)
3100591 Lune de miel. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1902 (colour litho) by Rabier, Benjamin (1869-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lune de miel)

Enrico TOTI (1882-1916) Front page of Corriere Sunday illustrating the legendary gesture
6203017 Enrico TOTI (1882-1916) Front page of Corriere Sunday illustrating the legendary gesture: Mortally shot during an attack on Monfalcone, 6 August 1916

Aid to Those Mutilated in the War, plate one from Actualites, 5570

Helping the Wounded, 1915. Creator: Theophile Alexandre Steinlen
Helping the Wounded, 1915

Hookey Alf, of White Chapel, 1881. Creator: John Thomson
Hookey Alf, of White Chapel, 1881. A work made of woodburytype, plate 14 in the book " street incidents" (1881)

Having said that, this poor invalid gives us a curtsy, and goes hobbling off from Scenes from the Private and Public Life of Animals, ca. 1837-47

No. 4: Cook, February 15, 1799. Creator: Henri Merke
No. 4: Cook, February 15, 1799

A Staffordshire Portrait Group of the Death of Nelson, (ceramic)
986130 A Staffordshire Portrait Group of the Death of Nelson, (ceramic) by English School; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Staffordshire Portrait Group of the Death of Nelson. Made circa 1845)

Plate 538. Double Amputation of Thighs; Boy; A, Moving Foward, 1885 (collotype on paper)
3950514 Plate 538. Double Amputation of Thighs; Boy; A, Moving Foward, 1885 (collotype on paper) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); 16.5x44.5 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy

Plate 186. Hopping on Right Foot, 1885 (collotype on paper)
3950511 Plate 186. Hopping on Right Foot, 1885 (collotype on paper) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); 19.8x35.6 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA

The Old Commodore (engraving)
3622271 The Old Commodore (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Old Commodore.); © Look and Learn

The Privateersmen (colour litho)
3643072 The Privateersmen (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Privateersmen. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

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"Unyielding Courage: Amputees Throughout History" From the valiant Admiral Horatio Nelson to the resilient Stephanie Lush, amputees have defied all odds and shown us the indomitable spirit of human resilience. Admiral Horatio Nelson, a British naval officer in the 18th century, exemplified unwavering determination as Vice Admiral of the White. Despite losing an arm during battle, he continued to lead his fleet with unmatched bravery. In a heart-wrenching image from WWI, we witness a wounded soldier finding solace in the arms of his compassionate nurse. This poignant moment captures not only physical pain but also the emotional toll endured by those who sacrifice for their country. Fitzroy HJ Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan, another remarkable figure from history's annals, demonstrated extraordinary strength despite having lost limbs. As a British soldier in the 19th century, he faced adversity head-on and became an inspiration to many. Stephanie Lush's story is one of triumph over tragedy. Having both her legs amputated due to meningitis did not deter her spirit; instead, it fueled her determination to live life fully and inspire others facing similar challenges. The mobile amputee clinic in Syria serves as a beacon of hope amidst conflict-ridden times. This initiative showcases humanity's compassion and dedication towards providing medical care for those affected by war-related injuries. Even centuries ago, depictions such as "The Charity of Saints Cosmas and Damian" remind us that communities have long recognized the importance of helping amputees regain their mobility through innovative methods like grafting limbs onto stumps. However, history has also witnessed darker moments when punishment was inflicted upon fugitive slaves - engraving from "Relation du Voyage de M. De Gennes. " These haunting images serve as reminders that society must continually strive for justice and equality for all individuals regardless of their physical abilities.