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Epidemic Collection (page 8)

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

Background imageEpidemic Collection: La Flu (influenza): contagious disease that exerts its fury on Parisians in 1831

La Flu (influenza): contagious disease that exerts its fury on Parisians in 1831
XEE4153829 La Flu (influenza): contagious disease that exerts its fury on Parisians in 1831 - engraving by Grandville in " La caricature" by Grandville (Jean Ignace Isidore Gerard) (1803-47)

Background imageEpidemic Collection: Emperor Napoleon III (1808-1873) visits the rooms of the Hotel Dieu (Hotel-Dieu

Emperor Napoleon III (1808-1873) visits the rooms of the Hotel Dieu (Hotel-Dieu
XEE4145873 Emperor Napoleon III (1808-1873) visits the rooms of the Hotel Dieu (Hotel-Dieu) for cholera patients and talks with them - Engraving In " The Illustrous World"

Background imageEpidemic Collection: Plate illustrating childrens diseases: hives, scabies

Plate illustrating childrens diseases: hives, scabies
LSE4086817 Plate illustrating childrens diseases: hives, scabies, scarlet fever and measles (pulls from Bilz, natural medication) late 19th century

Background imageEpidemic Collection: Symptomes of smallpox disease causing an outbreak of pustules on the skin

Symptomes of smallpox disease causing an outbreak of pustules on the skin
GIA4788479 Symptomes of smallpox disease causing an outbreak of pustules on the skin. Medical plate from the " Vaccination Treat" by Luigi Sacco, Milan, 1809 by Unknown Artist

Background imageEpidemic Collection: Monsignor of Belsunce during the Plague of Marseille, 1825 (oil on canvas)

Monsignor of Belsunce during the Plague of Marseille, 1825 (oil on canvas)
JEB4888896 Monsignor of Belsunce during the Plague of Marseille, 1825 (oil on canvas) by Gerard, Francois Pascal Simon, Baron (1770-1837); Palais de Longchamp, Marseille

Background imageEpidemic Collection: Oedipus and Antigone also says 'The Plague of Thebes'

Oedipus and Antigone also says "The Plague of Thebes"
JEB4880040 Oedipus and Antigone also says " The Plague of Thebes". Oedipus fleeing the curse of the inhabitants, 1764 (oil on canvas) by Jalabert

Background imageEpidemic Collection: Monsignor of Belsunce during the plague of Marseille The eveque Henri Francois Xavier de

Monsignor of Belsunce during the plague of Marseille The eveque Henri Francois Xavier de
JLJ4603029 Monsignor of Belsunce during the plague of Marseille The eveque Henri Francois Xavier de Belsunce-Castelmoron (Belsunce Castelmoron) (1671-1755)

Background imageEpidemic Collection: Devouement of Monsignor de Belsunce during the plague of 1720 in Marseille

Devouement of Monsignor de Belsunce during the plague of 1720 in Marseille
JLJ4600388 Devouement of Monsignor de Belsunce during the plague of 1720 in Marseille. Painting by Nicolas Monsiau (1754-1837), 1818. Oil on canvas. Dim: 1, 30 X 1, 62m

Background imageEpidemic Collection: Bonaparte Visiting the Plague Victims of Jaffa (oil on canvas, 1804)

Bonaparte Visiting the Plague Victims of Jaffa (oil on canvas, 1804)
LRI4607075 Bonaparte Visiting the Plague Victims of Jaffa (oil on canvas, 1804) by Gros, Antoine Jean (1771-1835); Louvre, Paris

Background imageEpidemic Collection: The Italian patriot Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807-1882) nurse

The Italian patriot Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807-1882) nurse
LRI4628663 The Italian patriot Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807-1882) nurse, under the name of Pan-Borel (Pane Borel), to the cholera patients in Marseille in 1836

Background imageEpidemic Collection: Popular art: 'Saint Roch'The saint carries the bubon of plague

Popular art: "Saint Roch"The saint carries the bubon of plague
LRI4670307 Popular art: " Saint Roch" The saint carries the bubon of plague on his leg. Anonymous 18th century sculpture

Background imageEpidemic Collection: 'Deserted', Hamburg-American Liners in the Elbe (engraving)

"Deserted", Hamburg-American Liners in the Elbe (engraving)
1603559 " Deserted", Hamburg-American Liners in the Elbe (engraving) by Schonberg, Johann Nepomuk (1780-1863) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: " Deserted")

Background imageEpidemic Collection: The Plague of Hail and the Plague of Frogs (engraving)

The Plague of Hail and the Plague of Frogs (engraving)
5218320 The Plague of Hail and the Plague of Frogs (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Plague of Hail and the Plague of Frogs)

Background imageEpidemic Collection: Where character became sublime (litho)

Where character became sublime (litho)
979581 Where character became sublime (litho) by Sheldon, Charles Mills (1866-1928) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Where character became sublime)

Background imageEpidemic Collection: Phylloxera Vastatrix, c. 1850 (litho) (b / w photo)

Phylloxera Vastatrix, c. 1850 (litho) (b / w photo)
CHT163749 Phylloxera Vastatrix, c. 1850 (litho) (b/w photo) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageEpidemic Collection: CoronaVirus

CoronaVirus
Dmitry Skvortsov

Background imageEpidemic Collection: Merry Christmas Cartoon

Merry Christmas Cartoon
Christmas santa claus with covid 19 safety mask

Background imageEpidemic Collection: Merry Safe Christmas

Merry Safe Christmas
Christmas santa claus with covid 19 safety mask

Background imageEpidemic Collection: 1892 / CHOLERA RIOT / RUSSIA

1892 / CHOLERA RIOT / RUSSIA
In the belief that doctors cause cholera, and that only God can cure it, the populace of Astrakhan riot. Date: 1892

Background imageEpidemic Collection: EyeUbiquitous_20122555

EyeUbiquitous_20122555
England, East Sussex, Brighton, People in queue with social distancing measures put in place by Waitrose supermarket to limit people entering the store

Background imageEpidemic Collection: EyeUbiquitous_20122558

EyeUbiquitous_20122558
England, East Sussex, Brighton, People in queue with social distancing measures put in place by Waitrose supermarket to limit people entering the store

Background imageEpidemic Collection: EyeUbiquitous_20122557

EyeUbiquitous_20122557
England, East Sussex, Brighton, People in queue with social distancing measures put in place by Waitrose supermarket to limit people entering the store

Background imageEpidemic Collection: EyeUbiquitous_20122556

EyeUbiquitous_20122556
England, East Sussex, Brighton, People in queue with social distancing measures put in place by Waitrose supermarket to limit people entering the store

Background imageEpidemic Collection: EyeUbiquitous_20122559

EyeUbiquitous_20122559
England, East Sussex, Brighton, People in queue with social distancing measures put in place by Waitrose supermarket to limit people entering the store

Background imageEpidemic Collection: EyeUbiquitous_20122560

EyeUbiquitous_20122560
England, East Sussex, Brighton, People in queue with social distancing measures put in place by Waitrose supermarket to limit people entering the store

Background imageEpidemic Collection: EyeUbiquitous_20122562

EyeUbiquitous_20122562
England, East Sussex, Brighton, People in queue with social distancing measures put in place by Waitrose supermarket to limit people entering the store

Background imageEpidemic Collection: EyeUbiquitous_20122561

EyeUbiquitous_20122561
England, East Sussex, Brighton, People in queue with social distancing measures put in place by Waitrose supermarket to limit people entering the store

Background imageEpidemic Collection: EyeUbiquitous_20122565

EyeUbiquitous_20122565
England, East Sussex, Brighton, People in queue with social distancing measures put in place by Waitrose supermarket to limit people entering the store

Background imageEpidemic Collection: EyeUbiquitous_20122569

EyeUbiquitous_20122569
England, East Sussex, Hove, Take away italian pizzeria offering discount to NHS staff during Coronavirus emergency measures

Background imageEpidemic Collection: EyeUbiquitous_20122568

EyeUbiquitous_20122568
England, East Sussex, Brighton, Kambis Lebanese restaurant sign showing delivery only service during Coronavirus emergency measures

Background imageEpidemic Collection: EyeUbiquitous_20122570

EyeUbiquitous_20122570
England, East Sussex, Hove, Owner, Christopher Paul Streeter, of Dirty Bs Vape shop using furniture to maintain social distancing during coronvirus emergency measures

Background imageEpidemic Collection: EyeUbiquitous_20122564

EyeUbiquitous_20122564
England, East Sussex, Brighton, People in queue with social distancing measures put in place by Waitrose supermarket to limit people entering the store

Background imageEpidemic Collection: EyeUbiquitous_20122567

EyeUbiquitous_20122567
England, East Sussex, Brighton, Temple Bar public house closed due to Coronavirus ememrgency measures

Background imageEpidemic Collection: EyeUbiquitous_20122566

EyeUbiquitous_20122566
England, East Sussex, Brighton, People in queue with social distancing measures put in place by Waitrose supermarket to limit people entering the store

Background imageEpidemic Collection: EyeUbiquitous_20122563

EyeUbiquitous_20122563
England, East Sussex, Brighton, People in queue with social distancing measures put in place by Waitrose supermarket to limit people entering the store

Background imageEpidemic Collection: Respiratory viruses, illustration

Respiratory viruses, illustration
Infection of a person by respiratory viruses, illustration. Conceptual image

Background imageEpidemic Collection: Bees engraving 1897

Bees engraving 1897
Bees engraving

Background imageEpidemic Collection: Inscription on the base of a Plague Cross, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire

Inscription on the base of a Plague Cross, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire. Situated outside the church in Ross-on-Wye, this cross commemorates the 315 victims of an outbreak of the plague that struck

Background imageEpidemic Collection: The Great Plague of 1665, (c1850)

The Great Plague of 1665, (c1850). The London plague of 1665 was also known as The Black Death. Colour plate from Pictures of English History, George Routledge & Sons, (London, New York, c1850)

Background imageEpidemic Collection: The Duke of Orleans During the Cholera Epidemic, c1830. Artist: Alfred Johannot

The Duke of Orleans During the Cholera Epidemic, c1830. Artist: Alfred Johannot
The Duke of Orleans Visiting the Sick at L Hotel-Dieu During the Cholera Epidemic in 1832, c1830

Background imageEpidemic Collection: Parce Domine, detail, c1884. Artist: Leon Adolphe Willette

Parce Domine, detail, c1884. Artist: Leon Adolphe Willette
Parce Domine, detail, c1884. Decoration for the cabaret Le Chat Noir. From the collection of the Musee du Vieux Montmartre, Paris, France

Background imageEpidemic Collection: Smallpox victim, c1890

Smallpox victim, c1890. From a French medical book

Background imageEpidemic Collection: Bills of mortality bill for London, covering part of the period of the Great Plague, 1664-1665

Bills of mortality bill for London, covering part of the period of the Great Plague, 1664-1665. John Graunt (1620-1674) based his statistical analysis on these weekly and yearly tables

Background imageEpidemic Collection: Smallpox Hospital, Highgate, London, c1871

Smallpox Hospital, Highgate, London, c1871. Built in resonse to the epidemic of 1870-1871. The windows show the influence of Florence Nightingales principles of ventilation

Background imageEpidemic Collection: Ward in the Hampstead Smallpox Hospital, 1871

Ward in the Hampstead Smallpox Hospital, 1871. This was under the management of the Metropolitan Asylums Board and was built to meet the needs of the epidemic of the winter of 1870 to 1871

Background imageEpidemic Collection: A Court for King Cholera, 1852

A Court for King Cholera, 1852. A scene typical of the crowded, unsanitary conditions in London slums. Cholera first appeared in Britain in 1831

Background imageEpidemic Collection: Cholera, 1912

Cholera, 1912. Death, the grim reaper, decimating a column of Turkish soldiers During the First Balkan War (1912-1913) between Turkey and the Balkan League (Bulgaria, Serbia, Greece and Montenegro)

Background imageEpidemic Collection: Flagellant, 16th century. Artist: Jost Amman

Flagellant, 16th century. Artist: Jost Amman
Flagellant, 16th century. Flagellants were members of a sect, known as the Brothers of the Cross, founded in c1260. They whipped themselves until blood ran in order to obtain Gods mercy



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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.