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"The Perils of Epidemic: A Historical Journey Through Disease and Vaccination" Step back in time to the year 1802

Background imageEpidemic Collection: Pandora opens the box - in 'A wonder book for girls and boys

Pandora opens the box - in "A wonder book for girls and boys
LSE4095486 Pandora opens the box - in " A wonder book for girls and boys: hawthorne", by Walter Crane. 1895 by Crane

Background imageEpidemic Collection: The Plague, 1898 (tempera on panel)

The Plague, 1898 (tempera on panel)
3588558 The Plague, 1898 (tempera on panel) by Bocklin, Arnold (1827-1901); 149.8x105.1 cm; Kunstmuseum, Basel, Switzerland; (add.info.: inspired by news of the plague in Bombay); Swiss

Background imageEpidemic Collection: Saint Anne with the Virgin and Child, Saint James the Great

Saint Anne with the Virgin and Child, Saint James the Great
3740438 Saint Anne with the Virgin and Child, Saint James the Great and Saint Roch as Intercessors for Mankind Ridden by the Plague, 1514-15 (mixed media on canvas) by Deutsch

Background imageEpidemic Collection: The Black Kitchen of Death (colour litho)

The Black Kitchen of Death (colour litho)
6000143 The Black Kitchen of Death (colour litho) by Seitz, Otto (1846-1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Black Kitchen of Death)

Background imageEpidemic Collection: The Plague (engraving)

The Plague (engraving)
6317589 The Plague (engraving) by Raimondi, Marcantonio (1480-1534) (after); (add.info.: The Plague. After an engraving by Marcantonio Raimondi, from a work by Raphael.); Photo eKen Welsh; Italian

Background imageEpidemic Collection: Jean-Louis Alibert treating typhoid patients at the Hopital Saint-Louis (oil on canvas)

Jean-Louis Alibert treating typhoid patients at the Hopital Saint-Louis (oil on canvas)
CHT370258 Jean-Louis Alibert treating typhoid patients at the Hopital Saint-Louis (oil on canvas) by French School, (19th century); Mairie de Villefranche-de-Rouergue

Background imageEpidemic Collection: Advertisement for Izal antiseptic (litho)

Advertisement for Izal antiseptic (litho)
979326 Advertisement for Izal antiseptic (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertisement for Izal antiseptic)

Background imageEpidemic Collection: Saint Pauls converted into a Pest House (engraving)

Saint Pauls converted into a Pest House (engraving)
725517 Saint Pauls converted into a Pest House (engraving) by Franklin, John (c.1800-c.1868); Private Collection; (add.info.: Saint Pauls converted into a Pest House)

Background imageEpidemic Collection: Lincoln after 1905 typhoid epedemic

Lincoln after 1905 typhoid epedemic
Lincoln High Street after Lockdown ended in 1905. The city was hit by a major typhoid epidemic between November 1904 and August 1905

Background imageEpidemic Collection: Muffled against the deadly bacilli in Manchuria, a doctor fully masked

Muffled against the deadly bacilli in Manchuria, a doctor fully masked and a sanitary official, wearing a lint mask soaked in carbolic acid. Date: 1911

Background imageEpidemic Collection: The Cholera in Manchuria, propitiating the God of the Sickness (litho)

The Cholera in Manchuria, propitiating the God of the Sickness (litho)
1601269 The Cholera in Manchuria, propitiating the God of the Sickness (litho) by Scott, Georges Bertin (1873-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Cholera in Manchuria)

Background imageEpidemic Collection: The Plague in Florence in 1630 (oil on canvas)

The Plague in Florence in 1630 (oil on canvas)
BAT264450 The Plague in Florence in 1630 (oil on canvas) by Bianco, Baccio del (1604-56) (attr. to); Arciconfraternita della Misericordia, Florence, Italy; Photo eNicol Orsi Battaglini; Italian

Background imageEpidemic Collection: The Contact Camp for Malays, Cape Town, illustration from The King

The Contact Camp for Malays, Cape Town, illustration from The King
KAT324466 The Contact Camp for Malays, Cape Town, illustration from The King, May 25th 1901 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Background imageEpidemic Collection: Frontispiece to Londons Remembrancer by John Bell

Frontispiece to Londons Remembrancer by John Bell
XJF135333 Frontispiece to Londons Remembrancer by John Bell, 1665 (engraving) (b/w photo) by English School, (17th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Background imageEpidemic Collection: Sickbed with a pox victim, illustration from a medical treatise by Paracelsus (1493-1541

Sickbed with a pox victim, illustration from a medical treatise by Paracelsus (1493-1541
BAL145751 Sickbed with a pox victim, illustration from a medical treatise by Paracelsus (1493-1541) pub. 1553 (woodcut) (b/w photo) by Flemish School, (16th century); Private Collection; Flemish

Background imageEpidemic Collection: The Empress Eugenie (1829-1920) visiting the cholera victims in Amiens on the 4th July

The Empress Eugenie (1829-1920) visiting the cholera victims in Amiens on the 4th July
CHT163416 The Empress Eugenie (1829-1920) visiting the cholera victims in Amiens on the 4th July 1866, c.1866-70 (litho) by French School, (19th century); Musee d Histoire de la Medecine, Paris

Background imageEpidemic Collection: Methods to Prevent the Plague, from Le Petit Journal, 1898 (coloured engraving)

Methods to Prevent the Plague, from Le Petit Journal, 1898 (coloured engraving)
CHT235309 Methods to Prevent the Plague, from Le Petit Journal, 1898 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Background imageEpidemic Collection: Costume designed to protect doctors from the plague, 1720 (w / c on paper)

Costume designed to protect doctors from the plague, 1720 (w / c on paper)
CHT176044 Costume designed to protect doctors from the plague, 1720 (w/c on paper) by French School, (18th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Background imageEpidemic Collection: View of the Town Hall (of Marseille) during the plague of 1720, (detail)

View of the Town Hall (of Marseille) during the plague of 1720, (detail)
JEB4961114 View of the Town Hall (of Marseille) during the plague of 1720, (detail), 1721 (oil on canvas) by Serre, Michel (1658-1753); Palais de Longchamp, Marseille, France; French, out of copyright

Background imageEpidemic Collection: The Butter Plate, number 393, Satirical in Colours, 1908_10_10

The Butter Plate, number 393, Satirical in Colours, 1908_10_10
ICA4909353 The Butter Plate, number 393, Satirical in Colours, 1908_10_10: Radical ways to prevent epidemics - Anticlericalism, Medical, Russia, Religion, Cholera, Epidemia - Procession

Background imageEpidemic Collection: Illustration of Eugene Damblans (1865-1945) in Le Pelerin

Illustration of Eugene Damblans (1865-1945) in Le Pelerin
ICA4867076 Illustration of Eugene Damblans (1865-1945) in Le Pelerin, 31/10/20 - Second centenary of the plague in Marseille - Medical, Religion Faith, Marseille, Plague

Background imageEpidemic Collection: I beg you, Lucrezia, don t abandon me right away. The painter Andrea d

I beg you, Lucrezia, don t abandon me right away. The painter Andrea d
XEE4192593 I beg you, Lucrezia, don t abandon me right away. The painter Andrea d Agnolo called Andrea del Sarto (1486-1530), sick of the plague, begged his wife, Lucrezia del Fede, not to leave him

Background imageEpidemic Collection: The Black Plague in 1348. Engraving in 'Histoire De France En Cent Paintings by Paul

The Black Plague in 1348. Engraving in "Histoire De France En Cent Paintings by Paul
XEE4181390 The Black Plague in 1348. Engraving in " Histoire De France En Cent Paintings by Paul Lehugeur " 1891

Background imageEpidemic Collection: The cholera epidemic in Naples in 1836

The cholera epidemic in Naples in 1836
GIA4797732 The cholera epidemic in Naples in 1836. by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The cholera epidemic in Naples in 1836.); eGiancarlo Costa; out of copyright

Background imageEpidemic Collection: The plague of 1630 in Bologna. paint. Property of a bank in Bologna

The plague of 1630 in Bologna. paint. Property of a bank in Bologna
GIA4717259 The plague of 1630 in Bologna. paint.Property of a bank in Bologna by Italian School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The plague of 1630 in Bologna)

Background imageEpidemic Collection: French propaganda against the Spanish influenza epidemic has its starting point

French propaganda against the Spanish influenza epidemic has its starting point
GIA4767753 French propaganda against the Spanish influenza epidemic has its starting point: the disease is represented allegorially as a worrying figure approaching a person asleep in the dormitory

Background imageEpidemic Collection: Beach-stricken India, Inhabitants fing the epidemic before contracting the Black Death

Beach-stricken India, Inhabitants fing the epidemic before contracting the Black Death
XEE4173013 Beach-stricken India, Inhabitants fing the epidemic before contracting the Black Death. Frontpage of English newspaper Le petit Parisien

Background imageEpidemic Collection: Plague vaccine. The Asian Plague Warrior: Dr. Yersin vaccinating pestiferes from Amoy

Plague vaccine. The Asian Plague Warrior: Dr. Yersin vaccinating pestiferes from Amoy
XEE4173010 Plague vaccine. The Asian Plague Warrior: Dr. Yersin vaccinating pestiferes from Amoy Hospital in China. In " Le Petite Parisien" on 7/02/1897

Background imageEpidemic Collection: Tokyo Imperial Palace Garden: Vaccination and veterinary assistance for ducks to protect

Tokyo Imperial Palace Garden: Vaccination and veterinary assistance for ducks to protect
XEE4414305 Tokyo Imperial Palace Garden: Vaccination and veterinary assistance for ducks to protect them from Cholera. Illustration of Achille Beltrame from 1928

Background imageEpidemic Collection: La mort masquee d un visage de femme, engraving by E

La mort masquee d un visage de femme, engraving by E
LSE4403185 La mort masquee d un visage de femme, engraving by E. Deschamps - in " Syphilis poeme en quatre chants" by Barthelemy, 1851

Background imageEpidemic Collection: Bonaparte touching a pestifere during his visit to the hospital of Jaffa in March 1799

Bonaparte touching a pestifere during his visit to the hospital of Jaffa in March 1799
LSE4320969 Bonaparte touching a pestifere during his visit to the hospital of Jaffa in March 1799. Picture of Epinal, 19th century

Background imageEpidemic Collection: Yellow fever epidemic in Spain, 1878: fumigations of soldiers of the Spanish army

Yellow fever epidemic in Spain, 1878: fumigations of soldiers of the Spanish army
XEE4168217 Yellow fever epidemic in Spain, 1878: fumigations of soldiers of the Spanish army returning from Cuba. Engraving in " Le Monde Illustre" nA'1129 of 23 November 1878

Background imageEpidemic Collection: The plague, France 16th century

The plague, France 16th century
LSE4094794 The plague, France 16th century by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; (add.info.: The plague)

Background imageEpidemic Collection: View of the town hall of Marseille and part of the harbour

View of the town hall of Marseille and part of the harbour
LSE4108552 View of the town hall of Marseille and part of the harbour, from which the dead bodies of the time of the plague arrived in 1720 - engraving, 18th century

Background imageEpidemic Collection: Altar Saint Clair (also called altar Saint Roch), 1674. From left to right

Altar Saint Clair (also called altar Saint Roch), 1674. From left to right
LSE4093297 Altar Saint Clair (also called altar Saint Roch), 1674. From left to right: Saint George has the fashion Henri III, Saint Clair and Saint Roche with the button of the plague

Background imageEpidemic Collection: Saint Clair or Saint Roch Altar: St Roch and the Button of the Plague

Saint Clair or Saint Roch Altar: St Roch and the Button of the Plague
LSE4095887 Saint Clair or Saint Roch Altar: St Roch and the Button of the Plague and Saint George in the fashion of Henry III - Church of Our Lady of the Assumption of Rognes, 1674 by Unknown Artist

Background imageEpidemic Collection: Atonement procession for the cessation of yellow fever in Lisbon, Portugal in 1857

Atonement procession for the cessation of yellow fever in Lisbon, Portugal in 1857
XEE4144288 Atonement procession for the cessation of yellow fever in Lisbon, Portugal in 1857. Engraving in " Le Monde illustrious" from 1857. Private collection

Background imageEpidemic Collection: Russians of Smolensk, treatises against rabies, 1886 - Pastor Museum document

Russians of Smolensk, treatises against rabies, 1886 - Pastor Museum document
LSE4077204 Russians of Smolensk, treatises against rabies, 1886 - Pastor Museum document by Unknown photographer, (19th century); Musee Pasteur, Institut Pasteur, Paris

Background imageEpidemic Collection: The Plague

The Plague
BAT5472170 The Plague by Zumbo, Gaetano (1656-1701); Museo della Specola, Florence, Italy; (add.info.: modeled wax); Photo eNicol Orsi Battaglini; Italian, out of copyright

Background imageEpidemic Collection: Advert for Milton against influenza 1918

Advert for Milton against influenza 1918
Advertisement for Milton sterilising fluid, recommended for preventing and relieving influenza at a time when Spanish flu was rapidly spreading across the world. 1918

Background imageEpidemic Collection: The Influence of Influenza on Europe, from Le Troupier

The Influence of Influenza on Europe, from Le Troupier
CHT125480 The Influence of Influenza on Europe, from Le Troupier, 1890 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

Background imageEpidemic Collection: Exodus 9 8-12 The Seven Plagues of Egypt: Moses and the plague of boils

Exodus 9 8-12 The Seven Plagues of Egypt: Moses and the plague of boils
STC67473 Exodus 9 8-12 The Seven Plagues of Egypt: Moses and the plague of boils, from the Nuremberg Bible (Biblia Sacra Germanaica) (coloured woodcut) by German School

Background imageEpidemic Collection: Ambulance Wagons leaving the Plague Hospital in Cape Town

Ambulance Wagons leaving the Plague Hospital in Cape Town
KAT324464 Ambulance Wagons leaving the Plague Hospital in Cape Town, illustration from The King, May 25th 1901 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Background imageEpidemic Collection: Cholera is Coming, 1898

Cholera is Coming, 1898
BOO184128 Cholera is Coming, 1898 by Steinlen, Theophile Alexandre (1859-1923); State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia; Swiss, out of copyright

Background imageEpidemic Collection: An Address of Thanks from the Faculty to the Right Hon. Mr

An Address of Thanks from the Faculty to the Right Hon. Mr
CHT235308 An Address of Thanks from the Faculty to the Right Hon. Mr. Influenzy for his Kind Visit to the Country, 1803 (coloured engraving) by West

Background imageEpidemic Collection: Cholera in Paris, 1832 (engraving) (b / w photo)

Cholera in Paris, 1832 (engraving) (b / w photo)
CHT237285 Cholera in Paris, 1832 (engraving) (b/w photo) by French School, (19th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright



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"The Perils of Epidemic: A Historical Journey Through Disease and Vaccination" Step back in time to the year 1802, as we delve into the satirical etching by James Gillray titled "The Cow-Pock. " This artwork sheds light on Edward Jenner's groundbreaking discovery of vaccination against smallpox. Witness how this medical breakthrough sparked a revolution in disease prevention. Fast forward to the 17th century, where we encounter a haunting figure known as the Plague Doctor. Adorned with a beak-like mask and long cloak, this enigmatic character symbolizes the fear and despair that engulfed communities during outbreaks of deadly diseases like bubonic plague. In 1866, an eye-opening cartoon called "Deaths Dispensary" highlighted water pollution as a source of disease. It serves as a stark reminder that even seemingly harmless elements can become breeding grounds for epidemics if left unchecked. Meanwhile, another cartoon from the same year warns about pollution's detrimental effects on public health. The image aptly named "POLLUTION CARTOON" emphasizes how contaminated water sources can lead to widespread illness and death. Venturing further into history, we stumble upon Whitstable's Oyster Catch - an eerie reminder of how foodborne illnesses have plagued societies throughout time. This cautionary tale reminds us that even indulging in culinary delights may come at great risk during times of epidemic. London's Great Plague of 1665 is vividly depicted through a contemporary English woodcut entitled "Lord, have mercy on London. " This chilling artwork captures the desperation and devastation caused by one of history's most infamous pandemics. Moving ahead to 1851, we confront "Death as Assassin, " portrayed through a haunting wood engraving. Here death personified lurks amidst society like an unseen assassin ready to strike at any moment – reminding us that epidemics spare no one regardless of social status or wealth. Cuba, circa 1900, witnessed the conquest of Yellow Fever.