Asklepieion Collection (#9)

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)

African-American Military Nurses Arriving at the Port of Greenock, 15th August 1944 (b / w photo)
1720220 African-American Military Nurses Arriving at the Port of Greenock, 15th August 1944 (b/w photo) by Unknown photographer

Artwork by Honore Daumier (1808-1879). Charivari dates from 1864: Serie Actualites Paris influenza
JEB4850225 Artwork by Honore Daumier (1808-1879). Charivari dates from 1864: Serie Actualites Paris influenza. MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS - PALACE LONGCHAMP, MARSEILLE by Daumier

House by House, 1915 (litho)
STC407188 House by House, 1915 (litho) by Jonas, Lucien Hector (1880-1947); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

The Colossus (also called Coloso or the Giant) (oil on canvas, 1808-1812)
LRI4606089 The Colossus (also called Coloso or the Giant) (oil on canvas, 1808-1812) by Julia, Asensio (el Pescadoret) (1760-1832); Prado, Madrid

The Conquest of Lorette, man by man in a small fort, 1915 (litho)
STC407190 The Conquest of Lorette, man by man in a small fort, 1915 (litho) by Jonas, Lucien Hector (1880-1947); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Argylls at the Second Battle of Ypres, 9. 30am May 10th 1915 (litho)
STC413371 The Argylls at the Second Battle of Ypres, 9.30am May 10th 1915 (litho) by Stewart, Allan (1865-1951); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Capturing of a Tank near Kakhovka, 1927 (oil on canvas)
BAL266196 The Capturing of a Tank near Kakhovka, 1927 (oil on canvas) by Vladimirov, Ivan Alexeyevich (1869-1947); State Central Artillery Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia

The Surrender of the Finns in 1940 (Russian-Finnish War), 1940 (oil on canvas)
STC266178 The Surrender of the Finns in 1940 (Russian-Finnish War), 1940 (oil on canvas) by Vladimirov, Ivan Alexeyevich (1869-1947); 65x102 cm; State Central Artillery Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia

The Meeting of Wellington and Blucher after Waterloo (wall painting)
BBC200144 The Meeting of Wellington and Blucher after Waterloo (wall painting) by Maclise, Daniel (Croquis, Alfred) (1806-70); Palace of Westminster, London

High Tide at Gettysburg, illustration from This Country of Ours, The Story of the United States by H. E
STC232172 High Tide at Gettysburg, illustration from This Country of Ours, The Story of the United States by H.E. Marshall, 1917 (colour litho) by Michael, Arthur C

Sweeping all before them with the Bayonet: Russian soldiers storming the outskirts of Jaroslav (litho)
STC310981 Sweeping all before them with the Bayonet: Russian soldiers storming the outskirts of Jaroslav (litho) by Vladimirov

The Doctor Of Physic, from The Canterbury Tales (litho)
3643698 The Doctor Of Physic, from The Canterbury Tales (litho) by Dudley, Robert Ambrose (1867-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Doctor Of Physic, from The Canterbury Tales)

The Death of Nelson, detail of the lower deck of the Victory, 1863-65 (fresco)
BBC200124 The Death of Nelson, detail of the lower deck of the Victory, 1863-65 (fresco) by Maclise, Daniel (Croquis, Alfred) (1806-70); Houses of Parliament, Westminster, London

End of the Harvest (oil on board)
823085 End of the Harvest (oil on board) by Brown, Fred C. (fl. 19th century); 20.2x27.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: End of the Harvest. Fred C. Brown (fl. 19th century). Oil on board

Hippocrates of Kos, Greek physician, 1811 (engraving)
7235641 Hippocrates of Kos, Greek physician, 1811 (engraving) by Bodart, Pieter (1676-1712); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hippocrates of Kos, c.ÔÇë460 - c.ÔÇë370 BC, Hippocrates II)

Asclepius, god of medicine in ancient Greek mythology, 1778 (engraving)
7235608 Asclepius, god of medicine in ancient Greek mythology, 1778 (engraving) by Bodart, Pieter (1676-1712); Private Collection; (add.info.: Asclepius or Hepius)

Poster advertising Cordial-Campari Milano, 1895 (colour litho)
PER205378 Poster advertising Cordial-Campari Milano, 1895 (colour litho) by Mora, G. (fl.1895); Private Collection

17th century English barber-surgeon operating on a mans head, 1803 (engraving)
7233050 17th century English barber-surgeon operating on a mans head, 1803 (engraving) by Deuchar, David (1743-1808); Private Collection; (add.info)

Nurnberg, Spital; Nuremberg, Hospital (b / w photo)
7164863 Nurnberg, Spital; Nuremberg, Hospital (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nurnberg, Spital; Nuremberg, Hospital)

Robert Gordons College (b / w photo)
7191256 Robert Gordons College (b/w photo) by Porter, James (1874-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Robert Gordons College)

Important warning: never take on board a passenger subject to sea-sickness (colour litho)
7181016 Important warning: never take on board a passenger subject to sea-sickness (colour litho) by Echau, Joaquin Xaudaru y (1872-1933); Private Collection; (add.info.: Important warning)

The skeleton of Death comes for a quack doctor. 1792. 1926 (engraving)
7234875 The skeleton of Death comes for a quack doctor. 1792. 1926 (engraving) by Chodowiecki, Daniel Nikolaus (1726-1801); Private Collection; (add.info)

An obese vet examines a sick cow at a dairy farm, Georgian era. 1831 (engraving)
7234795 An obese vet examines a sick cow at a dairy farm, Georgian era.1831 (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Three Georgian quack doctors discussing a medical case. 1831 (engraving)
7234781 Three Georgian quack doctors discussing a medical case.1831 (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Patient at Sainte Anne hospital (engraving)
1737154 Patient at Sainte Anne hospital (engraving) by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: A man with a straitjacket in a padded cell. Sainte Anne hospital, 19th century.)

Bacteriologie. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1901 (colour litho)
3100574 Bacteriologie. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1901 (colour litho) by Rabier, Benjamin (1869-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bacteriologie)

The horrors of war, crowds of hungry wolves invade the battlefield of Augustow
2815693 The horrors of war, crowds of hungry wolves invade the battlefield of Augustow, assaulting the dead and wounded (Colour Litho) by Beltrame

A tongue of blue flame shooting out from the enemys side of a mine gallery and severely burning Private T Bytheway
976444 A tongue of blue flame shooting out from the enemys side of a mine gallery and severely burning Private T Bytheway, 20 October 1915 (colour litho) by Stewart

The career of a racehorse (litho)
6014129 The career of a racehorse (litho) by Beer, John (1860-1930); Private Collection; (add.info.: The career of a racehorse)

Paul Ehrlich, German doctor and scientist (b / w photo)
6014957 Paul Ehrlich, German doctor and scientist (b/w photo) by Perscheid, Nicola (1864-1930); Private Collection; (add.info.: Paul Ehrlich (1854-1915)

Depicting King Edward VIIs support of science and exploration (litho)
6014647 Depicting King Edward VIIs support of science and exploration (litho) by Begg, Samuel (fl.1886-1916) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Deposition (detail), 1507 (oil on panel)
5901252 The Deposition (detail), 1507 (oil on panel) by Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio of Urbino) (1483-1520); Galleria Borghese, Rome, Lazio

Runners Working in a Barrage, 1927 (litho)
1123856 Runners Working in a Barrage, 1927 (litho) by Jonas, Lucien Hector (1880-1947); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

A First Aid Station, 1927 (litho)
1123853 A First Aid Station, 1927 (litho) by Jonas, Lucien Hector (1880-1947); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Battle of the Chernaya, 1857 (oil on canvas) (detail of 3497537)
3497538 Battle of the Chernaya, 1857 (oil on canvas) (detail of 3497537) by Induno, Gerolamo (1827-90); 292x494 cm; Fondazione Cariplo, Milan, Lombardy, Italy; (add.info.: The Battle of the Chernaya)

Vaccination contre la variole a la campagne - A vaccination against smallpox in the countryside - Friedrich Adolph
FIA5407473 Vaccination contre la variole a la campagne - A vaccination against smallpox in the countryside - Friedrich Adolph Hornemann (1813-1890). Oil on canvas, 1868

Napoleon and General Lasalle on the evening of the Battle of Rivoli, 1797 (engraving)
7185206 Napoleon and General Lasalle on the evening of the Battle of Rivoli, 1797 (engraving) by Marchand, Andre (1877-1951); Private Collection; (add.info)

Gates of Guys Hospital, Southwark, London (b / w photo)
7200904 Gates of Guys Hospital, Southwark, London (b/w photo) by McLeish, Donald (1879-1950); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gates of Guys Hospital, founded by Thomas Guy, Southwark, London)

Portrait of Nehemiah Grew, physician and botanist. 1807 (engraving)
7235109 Portrait of Nehemiah Grew, physician and botanist.1807 (engraving) by White, Robert (1645-1703); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nehemiah Grew, MD, physician and botanist)

William Withering at Caldas da Rainha, 1794. 1805 (engraving)
7235091 William Withering at Caldas da Rainha, 1794.1805 (engraving) by Breda, Carl Frederik van (1759-1818) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Portrait of Commodore Hawser Trunnion from Peregrine Pickle. 1785 (engraving)
7234852 Portrait of Commodore Hawser Trunnion from Peregrine Pickle. 1785 (engraving) by Chodowiecki, Daniel Nikolaus (1726-1801); Private Collection; (add.info)

Skeleton of Death in a quack doctors apothecary shop. 1831 (engraving)
7234783 Skeleton of Death in a quack doctors apothecary shop.1831 (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

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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.