Asklepieion Collection (#8)

The Battle of Waterloo (oil on canvas)
XPH335461 The Battle of Waterloo (oil on canvas) by Kaiser, Friedrich (1815-90); Museum am Burghof, Loerrach, Germany; (add.info.: 18th June 1815; Gebhard Leberecht von Blucher)

Entry of the Turks of Mohammed II (1432-81) into Constantinople, 29th May 1453, 1876 (oil on canvas)
XIR161714 Entry of the Turks of Mohammed II (1432-81) into Constantinople, 29th May 1453, 1876 (oil on canvas) by Constant, (Jean Joseph) Benjamin (1845-1902); 697x536 cm; Musee des Augustins

The Bath Spa, Hydrotherapy Hospital, Vichy, France, 1839 (engraving)
1729668 The Bath Spa, Hydrotherapy Hospital, Vichy, France, 1839 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Vichy, France (spa) : the bath of the hospital, 1839 engraving)

The Hydrotherapy Hospital, Vichy, France (b / w photo)
1729665 The Hydrotherapy Hospital, Vichy, France (b/w photo) by French Photographer (20th century); (add.info.: Vichy, France, spa : the new hydrotherapic hospital in 1909)

A traveller in turban plays dead while attacked by a bear. 1811 (etching)
7235861 A traveller in turban plays dead while attacked by a bear. 1811 (etching) by Howitt, Samuel (1756-1822); (add.info.: A traveller in turban plays dead while attacked by a bear)

A fox watches a wounded tiger. 1811 (etching)
7235843 A fox watches a wounded tiger. 1811 (etching) by Howitt, Samuel (1756-1822); (add.info.: A fox watches a wounded tiger with an arrow in its flank. Fox and tiger)

A dying lion is attacked by a boar, a donkey and a cow. 1811 (etching)
7235854 A dying lion is attacked by a boar, a donkey and a cow. 1811 (etching) by Howitt, Samuel (1756-1822); (add.info.: A weak and dying lion is attacked on all sides)

A wounded wolf under a tree asks a sheep for water. 1811 (etching)
7235822 A wounded wolf under a tree asks a sheep for water. 1811 (etching) by Howitt, Samuel (1756-1822); (add.info.: A wounded wolf under a tree asks a sheep for water. Sheep and the hunted wolf)

Portrait of Robert Koch, Nobel Prize winner for his work on tuberculosis (engraving, 19th century)
LRI4670048 Portrait of Robert Koch, Nobel Prize winner for his work on tuberculosis (engraving, 19th century) by Unknown Artist

The hydrotherapy Spa, Vichy, 1816 (colour engraving)
1729666 The hydrotherapy Spa, Vichy, 1816 (colour engraving) by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Vichy, France (spa): the hydrotherapic establishment, 1816, engraving)

Spa at the Hydrotherapy Hospital, Vichy, France, 1909 (b / w photo)
1729663 Spa at the Hydrotherapy Hospital, Vichy, France, 1909 (b/w photo) by French Photographer (20th century); (add.info.: Vichy, France, spa : the former hydrotherapic hospital in 1909)

La Grande Grille, The Spa at Vichy, France, c. 1900 (photo)
1729670 La Grande Grille, The Spa at Vichy, France, c. 1900 (photo) by French Photographer (20th century); (add.info.: Vichy, France (spa) c

Breathing a Vein Blood letting. Physician bleeding a patient from the arm, 1804
527539 Breathing a Vein Blood letting. Physician bleeding a patient from the arm, 1804. Cartoon by James Gillray (1757-1815) English caricaturist

Chillington House Maidstone, View of Great Hall, 1851 (Watercolour)
7261336 Chillington House Maidstone, View of Great Hall, 1851 (Watercolour) by Tomalin, M. J. (19th century); Maidstone Museum and Art Gallery, Kent, UK; (add.info.: Chillington House Maidstone)

GASCONARDERS OR THE GRAND ARMY RETREATING FROM MOSCOW, 1813 (engraving)
7262211 GASCONARDERS OR THE GRAND ARMY RETREATING FROM MOSCOW, 1813 (engraving) by Williams, C. (19th century); Bromley Museum, Orpington

ENGLAND TRIUMPHANT. Napoleon attempting to rally the imperial Guard at the battle of Waterloo, c. 1815 (engraving)
7262238 ENGLAND TRIUMPHANT. Napoleon attempting to rally the imperial Guard at the battle of Waterloo, c. 1815 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Bromley Museum, Orpington

Hippocrates the Great with Galien (Fresco of the crypt, c. 1237-1255)
LRI4690123 Hippocrates the Great with Galien (Fresco of the crypt, c.1237-1255) by Unknown Artist, (13th century); Anagni Cathedral, Anagni, Lazio

Bicocca degli Arcimboldi: 15th century fresco, detail of the cutting of fabrics and a dwarf (fresco)
7240205 Bicocca degli Arcimboldi: 15th century fresco, detail of the cutting of fabrics and a dwarf (fresco) by Italian School

Ambroise Pare (engraving)
1728900 Ambroise Pare (engraving) by Delaune, Etienne (1518-83); (add.info.: Ambroise Pare (c. 1510 - 20 December 1590) was a French barber surgeon who served in that role for kings Henry II

Corner of The Great Hall showing Dr. Charless surgery, 1855 (Watercolour)
7261510 Corner of The Great Hall showing Dr. Charless surgery, 1855 (Watercolour) by Pretty, Edward (1792-1865); 16.5x12 cm; Maidstone Museum and Art Gallery, Kent

Battle of Fleurus, 26th June 1794, 1837 (colour engraving)
XIR384201 Battle of Fleurus, 26th June 1794, 1837 (colour engraving) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Act of Courage, 28th July 1830 (coloured engraving)
XIR187781 Act of Courage, 28th July 1830 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Evening Attack on the Grenelle Camp, 23 Fructidor Year 4 (August 1796) (engraving)
XIR241599 Evening Attack on the Grenelle Camp, 23 Fructidor Year 4 (August 1796) (engraving) by French School, (18th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris, France

Doctor at the Faculty of Medicine, 1586. 1825 (lithograph)
7236781 Doctor at the Faculty of Medicine, 1586. 1825 (lithograph) by Lecomte, Hippolyte (1781-1857) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Costume of a doctor during the reign of King Louis XVI of France 1825 (lithograph)
7237173 Costume of a doctor during the reign of King Louis XVI of France 1825 (lithograph) by Lecomte, Hippolyte (1781-1857); Private Collection; (add.info)

John Arbuthnot, Scottish physician, satirist and polymath, 1667- 1798 (engraving)
7237237 John Arbuthnot, Scottish physician, satirist and polymath, 1667- 1798 (engraving) by Kneller, Godfrey (1646-1723) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: John Arbuthnot FRS)

Nun in the robes of the Sisters of Charity, France. 1825 (lithograph)
7236994 Nun in the robes of the Sisters of Charity, France. 1825 (lithograph) by Lecomte, Hippolyte (1781-1857); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nun in the robes of the Sisters of Charity)

Jean Jacques, doctor and later chancellor of the Faculty of Medicine at Montpelier 1394
FLO4570310 Jean Jacques, doctor and later chancellor of the Faculty of Medicine at Montpelier 1394. Handcoloured lithograph by Leopold Massard after manuscript 5070 in the Bibliotheque Nationale

Doctor of Surgery at the Faculty of Medicine, Paris, 1580s. 1825 (lithograph)
7236846 Doctor of Surgery at the Faculty of Medicine, Paris, 1580s. 1825 (lithograph) by Lecomte, Hippolyte (1781-1857) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Arthur Johnston, Scottish physician and Latin poet, 1587-1641. 1798 (engraving)
7237232 Arthur Johnston, Scottish physician and Latin poet, 1587-1641. 1798 (engraving) by Jamesone, George (1589/90-1644); Private Collection; (add.info.: Arthur Johnston)

Skirmish During the Hungarian Revolution of 1848-1849, 1881 (oil on canvas)
1195776 Skirmish During the Hungarian Revolution of 1848-1849, 1881 (oil on canvas) by Villevalde, Alexander (1857-after 1906); 116x156 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Villevalde)

Robert Remak (engraving)
1722071 Robert Remak (engraving) by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Robert Remak (1815-1865) german embryologist, physiologist and neurologist, engraving)

Travellers Ambushed by Brigands, 1670 (oil on canvas)
7259970 Travellers Ambushed by Brigands, 1670 (oil on canvas) by Berchem, Nicolaes Pietersz (1620-1683); 105 x 95.3 cm; Mauritshuis, The Hague

The Battle of Rivoli, 1844 (oil on canvas) (see also 176686)
XIR28341 The Battle of Rivoli, 1844 (oil on canvas) (see also 176686) by Philippoteaux, Felix (c.1815-84); 465x543 cm; Chateau de Versailles

Opposition of the medical profession in Great Britain to the health scheme proposals of Lloyd George in the National
KDC400210 Opposition of the medical profession in Great Britain to the health scheme proposals of Lloyd George in the National Insurance Act, 1911 (litho) by Partridge

A Country Vaccination (engraving)
7157365 A Country Vaccination (engraving) by Hornemann, Friedrich Adolph (1813-1890); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Country Vaccination)

Les animaux malades de la plague - The Animals Sick of the Plague (Collection 2, Book 7)
XEE4161974 Les animaux malades de la plague - The Animals Sick of the Plague (Collection 2, Book 7, fable 2) - engraving from " A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine" Illustrated by Percy J

Group of Nurses aboard the SS Red Cross at the start of World War I, New York, 1914 (b / w photo)
4072614 Group of Nurses aboard the SS Red Cross at the start of World War I, New York, 1914 (b/w photo) by Bain, George Grantham - Bain News Service (1865-1944); Private Collection; (add.info)

French Queen Marie Amelie Visiting a Hospital, June 1832 (engraving)
1721669 French Queen Marie Amelie Visiting a Hospital, June 1832 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); (add.info)

Fables of La Fontaine: The bird wounded by an arrow (litho)
6002182 Fables of La Fontaine: The bird wounded by an arrow (litho) by Billinghurst, Percy James (1871-1933); Private Collection; (add.info.: The bird wounded by an arrow)

An American soldier being evacuated, Iwo Jima Island, 23rd February 1945 (b / w photo)
1720219 An American soldier being evacuated, Iwo Jima Island, 23rd February 1945 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: On Iwo Jima island, february 23)

Doctor examining the contents of a chamber pot (colour litho)
3656801 Doctor examining the contents of a chamber pot (colour litho) by Frison, Gustave (b.1850); Private Collection; (add.info.: Doctor examining the contents of a chamber pot)

"Compassion, "An Incident of the Plague in London (litho)
7179950 " Compassion, " An Incident of the Plague in London (litho) by Reason, Florence (1859-1933); Private Collection; (add.info.: " Compassion)

Prince and Princess of Wales laying the foundation stone of the London hospital, 1864 (chromolitho)
7173205 Prince and Princess of Wales laying the foundation stone of the London hospital, 1864 (chromolitho) by Johnson, Alfred (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

A crowd of armed people chasing a rabid dog through a village. 1831 (engraving)
7234820 A crowd of armed people chasing a rabid dog through a village. 1831 (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Portrait of Daniel Rutherford, botanist. 1804 (engraving)
7235095 Portrait of Daniel Rutherford, botanist.1804 (engraving) by Raeburn, Henry (1756-1823) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Daniel Rutherford, MD, FLS, physician and botanist)

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"Discovering the Legacy of Asklepieion: From Ancient Statues to Modern Warfare" Step into the world of Asklepieion, where history intertwines with art and healing. From a snowball fight in Romorantin during the Battle of Neige à Romorantin to a wounded king storming Saint-Pol's house, these vivid lithographs capture moments frozen in time. In times of war, brave Red Cross nurses like those depicted in WWI risked their lives to save others. Their selflessness and dedication shine through as they tend to wounded soldiers on the battlefield. Delve deeper into anatomy with an engraving showcasing the intricate bones of a left hand's dorsal surface. This detailed illustration highlights both scientific precision and artistic skill. Travel back in time to Harley Street, Marylebone, through a captivating black-and-white photograph. The bustling streets tell stories of countless patients seeking medical expertise from renowned doctors who once walked these very paths. Explore London's Cripplegate Ward through an engraved map that reveals its layout and historical significance. Uncover hidden tales buried within its streets while tracing your fingers along this fascinating piece. Marvel at statues immortalizing Aesculapius, the Greek god of medicine. Carved from marble with meticulous craftsmanship, these masterpieces showcase his divine presence throughout different centuries and styles. Witness Greek art come alive on classical grave steles depicting scenes from everyday life or reliefs honoring departed loved ones—a testament to ancient beliefs surrounding death and rebirth. Immerse yourself further into mythology as you encounter another magnificent marble statue portraying Esculape himself—his serene expression embodying wisdom and healing powers passed down through generations. Join Ovid's Metamorphoses through an enchanting engraving featuring Aesculapius' transformative journey—an epic tale blending mythological elements with human emotions that continues to captivate readers today.