Illness Collection (page 6)

Giving an invalid with a cold a bowl of hot gruel. Engraving, 1844
2603095 Giving an invalid with a cold a bowl of hot gruel. Engraving, 1844.; (add.info.: Giving an invalid with a cold a bowl of hot gruel. Engraving, 1844.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Inhalation stove for easing shortness of breath in caes of bronchitis and other respiratory disorders
2604469 Inhalation stove for easing shortness of breath in caes of bronchitis and other respiratory disorders. From 'The Household Medical Adviser', London

The Imaginary Invalid, 1896 (engraving)
ELD4833480 The Imaginary Invalid, 1896 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Imaginary Invalid, Engraving from "Works" by Jean-Baptiste Poquelin dit Moliere)

Travelers in quarantine during cholera epidemic
2603951 Travelers in quarantine during cholera epidemic; (add.info.: Cholera epidemic in Europe: travelers from Switzerland en route for Italy being kept in quarantine at Bardonnechia, Italy)

Bath time in a Nursery, 1850
3477994 Bath time in a Nursery, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a young nursemaid preparing for bath time in a Nursery. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Saint Cosmas and Saint Damian. Ex voto, Spain, 1821 (oil on canvas)
3434367 Saint Cosmas and Saint Damian. Ex voto, Spain, 1821 (oil on canvas); (add.info.: Medecine. Coll. Part. Medicine. Pharmacy. Saint Cosmas and Saint Damian)

A family around the deathbed of a relative, 1850
3478624 A family around the deathbed of a relative, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a family around the deathbed of an elderly relative. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

The epidemic breakout in Zaragoza
2910934 The epidemic breakout in Zaragoza; (add.info.: 1810 Engraving depicting the epidemic breakout in Zaragoza during the Peninsular War (1807-1814)

Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving)
DUV4220490 Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving); 27x17.5 cm; (add.info)

James Pedlow, 19th century (engraving)
3733704 James Pedlow, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Portrait of James Pedlow a Surgeon in the British Army who died of Cholera in Burma. Dated 19th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

The Dreadful Plague in London, 1665 (engraving)
8632454 The Dreadful Plague in London, 1665 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Dreadful Plague in London, 1665)

Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet: Act V, Scene III (colour litho)
8630847 Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet: Act V, Scene III (colour litho) by Hatherell, William (1855-1928) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Friar Laurence. I hear some noise)

Advertisements for Lipton's Teas and other brands (engraving)
8631475 Advertisements for Lipton's Teas and other brands (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertisements for Lipton's Teas)

Advertisements for Bovril, Mellin's Food and JRD Scotch whisky (engraving)
8631474 Advertisements for Bovril, Mellin's Food and JRD Scotch whisky (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertisements for Bovril)

World map showing the spread of cholera (colour litho)
8663633 World map showing the spread of cholera (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: World map showing the spread of cholera)

The cow doctor (engraving)
8642710 The cow doctor (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The cow doctor)

Communal bath. Woodcut from JJ Hugel Von heilsamen Badern des Teutschelands... Mullhause, c1559
527304 Communal bath. Woodcut from JJ Hugel Von heilsamen Badern des Teutschelands... Mullhause, c1559. Mixed public baths were a feature of city life, particularly in many of the German city states

19th Century illustration showing cholera epidemic
673507 19th Century illustration showing cholera epidemic; (add.info.: 19th Century illustration showing cholera epidemic); Universal History Archive/UIG

Flagellant: Sect, founded 1260, whipped themselves until blood ran in order to obtain God's mercy
536396 Flagellant: Sect, founded 1260, whipped themselves until blood ran in order to obtain God's mercy and to appease his wrath for the sins of mankind

Sick monk with Leprosy. 19th century (engraving)
672865 Sick monk with Leprosy. 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Leprosy, also known as Hansen's disease (HD), is a chronic disease caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium leprae

Depiction of Fevers. 19th centry (engraving)
672875 Depiction of Fevers. 19th centry (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG

People walking on the street. 19th century (engraving)
672841 People walking on the street. 19th century (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG

Plague in Marseille, France, 1720 : bishop Belsunce de Castelmoron giving extreme unction, 19th century (engraving)
1737129 Plague in Marseille, France, 1720 : bishop Belsunce de Castelmoron giving extreme unction, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Plague in Marseille, France)

New Testament: Healing the Sick (colour litho)
8658768 New Testament: Healing the Sick (colour litho) by Copping, Harold (1863-1932); Private Collection; (add.info.: Healing the Sick)

The Leprosy, Before Christ 1490 Years, Leviticus XIII and XIV (engraving)
8658674 The Leprosy, Before Christ 1490 Years, Leviticus XIII and XIV (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Leprosy, Before Christ 1490 Years)

Since the last ball, I have cold feet. Who can cure this evil? (colour litho)
8656622 Since the last ball, I have cold feet. Who can cure this evil? (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: "Personal)

Relieving the lepers (engraving)
8658485 Relieving the lepers (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Relieving the lepers)

New Zealand, 1890s: Up-Country Scenes, Rabbiter and Dogs (b/w photo)
8662650 New Zealand, 1890s: Up-Country Scenes, Rabbiter and Dogs (b/w photo) by New Zealand Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Up-Country Scenes, Rabbiter and Dogs)

The Fables of La Fontaine: The Animals Sick of the Plague (engraving)
8669307 The Fables of La Fontaine: The Animals Sick of the Plague (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Animals Sick of the Plague)

Sea Adventure: The wreck of the "Grosvenor" (colour litho)
8668738 Sea Adventure: The wreck of the "Grosvenor" (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Fluctuations of the Weekly Mortality in London from Scarlet Fever during the recent Epidemic (engraving)
8647827 Fluctuations of the Weekly Mortality in London from Scarlet Fever during the recent Epidemic (engraving) by English School

Friar Bentivoglia Tends a Leper (colour litho)
8633785 Friar Bentivoglia Tends a Leper (colour litho) by Burnand, Eugene (1850-1921) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Friar Bentivoglia Tends a Leper)

Anne Catherine Emmerich, German canoness, mystic and stigmatist (litho)
8655393 Anne Catherine Emmerich, German canoness, mystic and stigmatist (litho) by Max, Gabriel Cornelius, Ritter von (1840-1915) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Epidemic Typhus or Gaol Fever, caused by the organism Rickettsia prowazeki, is spread by lice (poux)
UIG5425636 Epidemic Typhus or Gaol Fever, caused by the organism Rickettsia prowazeki, is spread by lice (poux), c.1840 (engraving); (add.info.: Here)

Parisians flee the epidemic of plague in 1544 (engraving)
5944490 Parisians flee the epidemic of plague in 1544 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Engraving Parisians flee the epidemic of plague in 1544 Private collection)

Medical care: doctor with his assistant makes his patient drink a medicine
FGL5469922 Medical care: doctor with his assistant makes his patient drink a medicine. Behind them, a peasant, a minor and a hunter fighting a bear

German made playing card: the jack is represented under the grotesque features of a goggle hunchback
FGL5489045 German made playing card: the jack is represented under the grotesque features of a goggle hunchback and dirty nose wearing objects against the evil eye. Engraving of 1545; Fototeca Gilardi

Esoterism: a plague protection amulet consisting of Hebrew formulas and symbols of the Kabbalah (cabal) and magic
FGL5482941 Esoterism: a plague protection amulet consisting of Hebrew formulas and symbols of the Kabbalah (cabal) and magic

The ghost of Admiral Hosier, the image depicts a ship surrounded by ghosts in shrouds
MMM5481930 The ghost of Admiral Hosier, the image depicts a ship surrounded by ghosts in shrouds, with the fortifications of a port by Mosley, Charles (c.1720-c.1756); National Maritime Museum

Cabala: Protection Against The Plague, 16th century (engraving)
7272467 Cabala: Protection Against The Plague, 16th century (engraving); (add.info.: CABALA Design of amulet drawn from'Shaar has-Yichoud'di Haim Vital, XVI sec)

Felix Gouin examines a Marianne in poor health, 1946 (illustration)
7265350 Felix Gouin examines a Marianne in poor health, 1946 (illustration); Private Collection; (add.info.: Felix Gouin (1884-1977)

History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere, also called tapestry of Arras. Ordered from canon Toussaint Prier
7209640 History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere, also called tapestry of Arras. Ordered from canon Toussaint Prier, chaplain of the duke of Burgundy, late 14th-early 15th century. 22m x 2m

Skeleton of death aiming a dart at a doctor
5893176 Skeleton of death aiming a dart at a doctor.; (add.info.: Skeleton of death aiming a dart at a doctor as he tends to a sick woman. Death and the Physician)

Engraving depicting a private nurse tending to her patient, 19th century
5309447 Engraving depicting a private nurse tending to her patient, 19th century; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a private nurse tending to her patient)

Engraving depicting a portable autoclave worked by a steam engine being used to sterilise bedding during an outbreak of
5309276 Engraving depicting a portable autoclave worked by a steam engine being used to sterilise bedding during an outbreak of miliaria

A pharmacist (apothecary), Engraving by Jost Amman (1539-1591) 16th century
FGL5472742 A pharmacist (apothecary), Engraving by Jost Amman (1539-1591) 16th century.; Fototeca Gilardi

Advert for Leibig Beechams Pills in a box, 1887 (engraving)
5616654 Advert for Leibig Beechams Pills in a box, 1887 (engraving); (add.info.: Advert for Leibig Beechams Pills in a box, pills against the flu); Universal History Archive/UIG

Job and his friends, chromolithograph from a home bible, 1870
UIG5413224 Job and his friends, chromolithograph from a home bible, 1870; UIG

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"From Death's Grasp to Healing Hands: A Journey through Illness" In the somber painting "Young Woman on her Death Bed, 1621, " we witness the haunting portrayal of a life consumed by illness. The artist captures the fragility and despair that often accompany such afflictions. Contrasting this scene is the powerful image of "Jesus Healing The Sick. " Here, hope radiates as divine intervention brings relief to those suffering from various ailments. It serves as a reminder that even in our darkest moments, there is potential for healing and restoration. Moving forward in time, we find ourselves at Shotley Bridge General Hospital in County Durham. This institution stands as a testament to humanity's ongoing battle against sickness. Its walls have witnessed countless stories of resilience and recovery. An intriguing glimpse into history comes from an 1866 cartoon titled "Deaths Dispensary, " highlighting water pollution as a source of disease. It reminds us that throughout centuries, environmental factors have played a significant role in spreading illnesses and shaping public health policies. Delving deeper into medical science, we encounter gastrointestinal nematodes - microscopic parasites wreaking havoc within our bodies. These tiny organisms serve as a stark reminder of how diseases can manifest themselves unseen until it's too late. Returning to visual commentary with another depiction of "Deaths Dispensary, " this time through a thought-provoking cartoon from 1866 addressing pollution-related diseases head-on. Such illustrations aimed to raise awareness about public health concerns during an era when industrialization posed new threats to communities' well-being. Whipps Cross Hospital in Essex emerges as yet another battleground against illness. Within its halls, dedicated healthcare professionals tirelessly work towards alleviating suffering and restoring vitality to their patients' lives. History whispers tales of London's struggle during the Great Plague of 1665; depicted vividly in contemporary woodcuts pleading for mercy upon the city.