Contagion Collection (#8)

Louis IX console a leper: the King of France Saint Louis (1214-1270
XEE4168257 Louis IX console a leper: the King of France Saint Louis (1214-1270) and a sick person during an outbreak of leprosy. Engraving from 1878 from the painting by Albert Maignan (1845-1908)

The healing of the Asian plague: Dr. Yersin vaccinating the pestiferous animals of
LSE4109301 The healing of the Asian plague: Dr. Yersin vaccinating the pestiferous animals of the hospital of Amoy in China - in " Le Petite Parisien" from 07/02/1897 by Unknown Artist

Le devouement de l eveque de Marseille, Henri Francois Xavier de Belsunce Castelmoron
XEE4156742 Le devouement de l eveque de Marseille, Henri Francois Xavier de Belsunce Castelmoron (1671-1755), jesuite, during the plague of Marseille in 1720-1721 - Plague in Marseille, France

Cart picking up the dead during the cholera epidemic in Palermo in 1835
XEE4112264 Cart picking up the dead during the cholera epidemic in Palermo in 1835. by Italian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Precautions against cholera (colour litho)
2779678 Precautions against cholera (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Precautions against cholera)

St Pancras Hospita (engraving)
728718 St Pancras Hospita (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The smallpox epidemic - the St Pancras Hospital encampment at Finchley)

The Coffin Makers Carousal (engraving)
725531 The Coffin Makers Carousal (engraving) by Franklin, John (c.1800-c.1868); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Coffin Makers Carousal)

Death as Assassin, 1851 (wood engraving)
REY77745 Death as Assassin, 1851 (wood engraving) by Rethel, Alfred (1816-59); 30x27 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: the outbreak of cholera at the Masked Ball in Paris; ); German

St. Charles Borromeo Administering the Sacrament to Plague Victims in 1576
AII78610 St. Charles Borromeo Administering the Sacrament to Plague Victims in 1576 by Caula, Sigismondo (1637-p.1713); Galleria e Museo Estense, Modena, Italy; Italian, out of copyright

View of the Hotel de Ville, Marseille, in 1720 (coloured engraving)
CHT235312 View of the Hotel de Ville, Marseille, in 1720 (coloured engraving) by French School, (18th century); Musee d Histoire de la Medecine et de la Pharmacie, Lyon; eArchives Charmet; French

The Plague in India, Fighting the Epidemic in Bombay (b / w photo)
1042537 The Plague in India, Fighting the Epidemic in Bombay (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Plague in India)

Cover of "Le Don Quixote", number 953, Satirique en Colours
ICA4925708 Cover of " Le Don Quixote", number 953, Satirique en Colours, 1892_10_2: Projet de statue - Medical, Cholera, Seine (river)

View of the Town Hall (of Marseille) during the plague of 1720
JEB4961073 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

Great Plague of London par William Blake (1757-1827), c
FIA5402766 Great Plague of London par William Blake (1757-1827), c. 1779 - Watercolour, white colour, black chalk on paper, 13, 9x18, 7 cm - Private Collection by Blake

Les animaux malades de la pleste - in "Les Fables de la Fontaine"
LSE4090516 Les animaux malades de la pleste - in " Les Fables de la Fontaine", ill. by Auguste Vimar (1851-1916), Tours, at A, Mame & Fils, 1887 by Vimar

Map of Milan lazaret during the Great Plague of Milan in 1630 (Drawing, 17th century)
LRI4624394 Map of Milan lazaret during the Great Plague of Milan in 1630 (Drawing, 17th century) by Unknown Artist, (17th century); Palazzo Morando, Milano

Emigration during the cholera epidemic in Marseille in 1850 Painting by Emile Loubon
JLJ4573275 Emigration during the cholera epidemic in Marseille in 1850 Painting by Emile Loubon (1809-1863) 1850 Dim. 0, 74 x 1, 70 m Montpellier musee Fabre by Loubon, Emile (1809-63); Musee Fabre

Saint Roch The saint carries the bubon of plague on his leg
LRI4611610 Saint Roch The saint carries the bubon of plague on his leg. Painting by Tanzio da Varallo (Antonio d Enrico) (1580 ~ 1635) Pinacoteca de Varallo by Varallo

Cholera epidemic in Egypt (chromolitho)
971989 Cholera epidemic in Egypt (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cholera epidemic in Egypt. Treating patients with Ricqles medicinal mint spirit)

Flies carry contagion into the home; Tanglefoot catches and destroys them (colour litho)
3657100 Flies carry contagion into the home; Tanglefoot catches and destroys them (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

First Balkan (Balkan) war: cholera, which represents in the form of Death a weapon of a
XEE4188547 First Balkan (Balkan) war: cholera, which represents in the form of Death a weapon of a fake, rips the soldiers, already weakened by deprivation and fatigue

Animals sick of the Plague. Fables by Jean de La Fontaine (1621-95)
XEE4407647 Animals sick of the Plague. Fables by Jean de La Fontaine (1621-95). Illustration by Gustave Dore. by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: Animals sick of the Plague)

Cholera in Russia in 1892: Alexander III, Emperor of Russia and his wife Maria Feodorovna
XEE4414506 Cholera in Russia in 1892: Alexander III, Emperor of Russia and his wife Maria Feodorovna, Imperor of Russia visit a hospital. Engraving from 1892

Vaccination at an Evening Reception During a Smallpox Epidemic
XEE4158977 Vaccination at an Evening Reception During a Smallpox Epidemic, from Le Petit Journal, 29th January 1894 by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; Stefano Bianchetti; French

The cholera in Rome: Pope Gregoire XVI (1765-1846) ordered processions
XEE4169987 The cholera in Rome: Pope Gregoire XVI (1765-1846) ordered processions, rogations and blessings to stop the march of cholera

Boccacio (Boccacio) reading the Decameron to his friends during the plague epidemic in
GIA4816734 Boccacio (Boccacio) reading the Decameron to his friends during the plague epidemic in Florence around 1348. chromolithograph of the late 19th century

Hippocrates (in Greek Hippokrates) Greek doctor (460 to 380 BC
XEE4164318 Hippocrates (in Greek Hippokrates) Greek doctor (460 to 380 BC) arrives at Athenes decima the plague by lighting large fires

View of the port of Marseille from the City Hall at the time of the plague epidemic of
JLJ4655842 View of the port of Marseille from the City Hall at the time of the plague epidemic of 1720 Engraving of 1720 Paris, B.N

The Doge of Venice goes to the Church of Santa Maria della Salute on November 21
JLJ4660314 The Doge of Venice goes to the Church of Santa Maria della Salute on November 21, the day of the commemoration of the end of the plague of 1630

Campaign (Expedition) of Egypt (1798-1801): "
JLJ4668146 Campaign (Expedition) of Egypt (1798-1801): " Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) Visiting the Pestiferes of Jaffa on 11/03/1799" Painting by Antoine Jean Gros (1771-1835) 1804 Sun

Campaign (Expedition) of Egypt (1798-1801): General Bonaparte visits the pestiferes
GIA4719156 Campaign (Expedition) of Egypt (1798-1801): General Bonaparte visits the pestiferes hospital in Jaffa. Engraving 19th century

Rabies vaccination: Louis Pasteur (1822-1895) appealed to the fans while Dr
JLJ4682823 Rabies vaccination: Louis Pasteur (1822-1895) appealed to the fans while Dr. Gaucher vaccinated a Russian child, Joseph Meister

Saint Vincent de Paul (1581 - 1660) caring for pesticides
JLJ4677372 Saint Vincent de Paul (1581 - 1660) caring for pesticides (St Vincent de Paul Helping the Plague Ridden). Painting by Antoine Ansiaux (1764-1840)

Are we Becoming a Nation of Mendicants?, the Vision of a Victim of the Begging Epidemic (engraving)
3627800 Are we Becoming a Nation of Mendicants?, the Vision of a Victim of the Begging Epidemic (engraving) by English School

Uprising in Bombay (litho)
2818855 Uprising in Bombay (litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Uprising in Bombay. Unrest broke out after British doctors attempted to examine a Hindu woman)

Famous children (colour litho)
2795456 Famous children (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Famous children. Double page illustration contained in one of the series of Les Recreations)

Mysterious epidemic in Berlin (colour litho)
2779786 Mysterious epidemic in Berlin (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mysterious epidemic in Berlin)

Drink the Plague, Drink the Plague (engraving)
725530 Drink the Plague, Drink the Plague (engraving) by Browne, Hablot Knight (Phiz) (1815-92) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Drink the Plague, Drink the Plague)

Procession of St. Charles Borromeo to cure Milan of the plague in 1576 (marble
XIR346098 Procession of St. Charles Borromeo to cure Milan of the plague in 1576 (marble) (b/w photo) by Bouchardon, Edme(1698-1762); Chapelle Royale, Chateau de Versailles

Statistical chart invented by Florence Nightingale to show the predominance of disease as
FNM321941 Statistical chart invented by Florence Nightingale to show the predominance of disease as a cause of mortality in the British army during the Crimean War

The Plague in Animals and Humans (engraving) (b / w photo)
CHT237284 The Plague in Animals and Humans (engraving) (b/w photo) by Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio of Urbino) (1483-1520) (after); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

View of the Town Hall (of Marseille) during the plague of 1720
JEB4961053 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

View of the Town Hall (of Marseille) during the plague of 1720
JEB4961089 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

View of the Cours (from Marseille) during the plague of 1720 (oil on canvas)
JEB4961010 View of the Cours (from Marseille) during the plague of 1720 (oil on canvas) by Serre, Michel (1658-1753); Palais de Longchamp, Marseille, France; French, out of copyright

A doctors dress in times of plague, 1721, 19th century (engraving)
XEE4115881 A doctors dress in times of plague, 1721, 19th century (engraving) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A doctors dress in times of plague, 1721 - grav)

Saint Roch. Picture of the 19th century Epinal
XEE4411627 Saint Roch. Picture of the 19th century Epinal. by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Saint Roch)

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"Contagion: Unveiling the Invisible Threats of Disease" In a world where coughs and sneezes spread diseases, we are reminded of the power held by unseen enemies. From Typhoid Mary to the haunting Allegory of the Plague in Manchuria, history has witnessed the devastating consequences of contagion. The 18th century saw humanity's attempts to protect themselves against plague through donning protective clothing. A glimpse into that era reveals their desperate struggle for survival amidst an invisible enemy lurking in every corner. Through lithographs from 1906, we catch a glimpse into colonies teeming with dangerous pathogens. Haemophilus influenzae, Mycobacterium leprae, Micrococcus Gonorrhoea - these names echo with dread as they remind us of our vulnerability to microscopic invaders. Streptococcus pneumoniae emerges both with and without its bubble capsule, showcasing how even small variations can alter its impact on human health. The colony stands as a chilling reminder that danger lurks within seemingly harmless organisms. Spirochaetes Borrelia Recurrentis dances menacingly under microscopic scrutiny; it is responsible for Lyme disease and leaves no room for complacency. Vibrio cholerae further emphasizes this point - an organism capable of unleashing chaos upon communities if left unchecked. Even advertisements from centuries past bear witness to society's constant battle against contagion. Eau des Jacobins de Rouen promised protection during mid-nineteenth-century outbreaks when fear gripped hearts tightly. As we navigate our modern world plagued by new threats like COVID-19, let us remember that contagion knows no boundaries or time periods, and is up to us to remain vigilant and take necessary precautions against these invisible foes that have haunted humanity throughout history.