Cure Collection (#2)

"The Miracle of the Archangel Michael at Chonae" 17th century (tempera on wood)
8766536 "The Miracle of the Archangel Michael at Chonae" 17th century (tempera on wood) by Russian School (17th century); Ikonenmuseum, Frankfurt

Advertisement for the miracle cure of Koptica
5310096 Advertisement for the miracle cure of Koptica; (add.info.: Advertisement for the miracle cure of Koptica for rheumatism, neuralgia, lumbago, sciatica, gout, and all kindred diseases)

Advertisement for St Jacobs Oil
5310095 Advertisement for St Jacobs Oil; (add.info.: Advertisement for St Jacobs Oil used to conquer pain. Dated 19th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Woodblock engraving depicting a bloodletting scene
5309453 Woodblock engraving depicting a bloodletting scene; (add.info.: Woodblock engraving depicting a bloodletting scene. A physician bleeding a patient from the arm)

Ms 3054 fol.14v Watering Marjoram, from Tacuinum Sanitatis (vellum)
XIR240927 Ms 3054 fol.14v Watering Marjoram, from Tacuinum Sanitatis (vellum) by Italian School, (15th century); Bibliotheque Municipale, Rouen

The Fountain of Youth (colour litho)
8663934 The Fountain of Youth (colour litho) by Cranach, Lucas the Elder (1472-1553) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Fountain of Youth)

Steam inhalation under a bell (woodcut)
8663776 Steam inhalation under a bell (woodcut) by German School, (16th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Steam inhalation under a bell)

Mixed spa bathing with feasting and music (woodcut)
8663772 Mixed spa bathing with feasting and music (woodcut) by German School, (16th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mixed spa bathing with feasting and music, 1519)

An Australian meat curing factory
5307635 An Australian meat curing factory.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting an Australian meat curing factory which produced tallow and hides)

French 18th century illustration of Saint Hubertus or Hubert
5306325 French 18th century illustration of Saint Hubertus or Hubert; Universal History Archive/UIG

The application of Liston's Long Splint
6116637 The application of Liston's Long Splint, ; (add.info.: The application of Liston's Long Splint. Long leg splinting is used to stabilize injuries by decreasing movement)

Portrait of Samuel Hahnemann, 19th century (watercolour press)
7272459 Portrait of Samuel Hahnemann, 19th century (watercolour press); (add.info.: Samuel Hahnemann father of homeopathy (1755-1843) in a 19th century watercolor press.); Fototeca Gilardi

Advertisement for Geraudel's Pastilles
5310094 Advertisement for Geraudel's Pastilles; (add.info.: Advertisement for Geraudel's Pastilles - used to treat coughs. Dated 19th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Jesus speaking with the woman of Canaan and promising cure for daughter vexed with a devil. Bible Matthew 15.22
535922 Jesus speaking with the woman of Canaan and promising cure for daughter vexed with a devil. Bible Matthew 15.22. Wood engraving of 1865.; (add.info)

Cure of the Hittite Princess who was possessed by a Devil (litho)
8660915 Cure of the Hittite Princess who was possessed by a Devil (litho) by Stewart, Allan (1865-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cure of the Hittite Princess who was possessed by a Devil)

Advertising card for Red Raven Splits hangover cure (chromolitho)
8677515 Advertising card for Red Raven Splits hangover cure (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Advertising card for Merchant's Gargling Oil (colour litho)
8677587 Advertising card for Merchant's Gargling Oil (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Advertising card for Dr William Hall's Balsam (colour litho)
8677441 Advertising card for Dr William Hall's Balsam (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Obtaining tetanus serum from horse blood, Marburg, Germany (colour litho)
8663554 Obtaining tetanus serum from horse blood, Marburg, Germany (colour litho) by Gehrke, Fritz (1855-1916); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Sick Horse 1869 (Oil on canvas)
8766548 The Sick Horse 1869 (Oil on canvas) by Davis, William (1812-73); 25.7--25.7 cm; High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; © High Museum of Art

Tobacco plants
5312027 Tobacco plants; (add.info.: Woodblock engraving depicting tobacco plants (Nicotiana): in the background can be seen cultivation and curing in progress

Advertisement for ozone paper
5311927 Advertisement for ozone paper; (add.info.: Advertisement for Ozone Paper for the relief and cure of Asthma, Chronic Bronchitis and Bronchitic Asthma)

French 18th century illustration of Saint Hubertus or Hubert
5306324 French 18th century illustration of Saint Hubertus or Hubert; Universal History Archive/UIG

Robert Koch (1843-1910) German bacteriologist and physician in his laboratory
530414 Robert Koch (1843-1910) German bacteriologist and physician in his laboratory. In 1890 Koch introduced Tuberculin which he thought was a cure for Tuberculosis

Father Mathew at Greenock (litho)
8670457 Father Mathew at Greenock (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Father Mathew at Greenock)

Advertising card for Scovill's Sarsaparilla (colour litho)
8677484 Advertising card for Scovill's Sarsaparilla (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Bloodletting (woodcut)
8663784 Bloodletting (woodcut) by German School, (16th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bloodletting, 1520)

Cupping (woodcut)
8663770 Cupping (woodcut) by German School, (16th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cupping, 1519. Illustration for Der Mensch und die Erde by Hans Kraemer)

Vincenz Priessnitz and the beginnings of hydrotherapy (litho)
8663766 Vincenz Priessnitz and the beginnings of hydrotherapy (litho) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vincenz Priessnitz and the beginnings of hydrotherapy)

Obtaining diptheria serum from horse blood, Marburg, Germany (colour litho)
8663905 Obtaining diptheria serum from horse blood, Marburg, Germany (colour litho) by Gehrke, Fritz (1855-1916); Private Collection; (add.info.: Obtaining diptheria serum from horse blood, Marburg)

Page from Gamage's General Catalogue (96th edition), c.1927 (litho)
8669957 Page from Gamage's General Catalogue (96th edition), c.1927 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Suspension apparatus for use in spinal disease. From The Household Physician, published c.1898 (engraving)
6116635 Suspension apparatus for use in spinal disease. From The Household Physician, published c.1898 (engraving); Photo © Ken Welsh. All rights reserved 2024

Dutch 19th century. illustration. showing the crucified Christ
5306362 Dutch 19th century. illustration. showing the crucified Christ; Universal History Archive/UIG

Cartoon commenting on William Banting's cure for obesity which excluded fats and carbohydrates
5308717 Cartoon commenting on William Banting's cure for obesity which excluded fats and carbohydrates; (add.info.: Cartoon commenting on William Banting's cure for obesity which excluded)

The administration of Quinine to troops during the Afghan War
5312045 The administration of Quinine to troops during the Afghan War; (add.info.: Cartoon depicting the administration of Quinine to troops during the Afghan War)

Advertisement for St Jacobs Oil
5310158 Advertisement for St Jacobs Oil; (add.info.: Advertisement for St Jacobs Oil. Dated 19th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Advert for Sims Tacho hair restorer. 1900
5311125 Advert for Sims Tacho hair restorer. 1900; (add.info.: Date: 1900); Universal History Archive/UIG

Hugo van der Goes cured of his madness by the Superior of the Rouge-Cloitre Abbey
3506163 Hugo van der Goes cured of his madness by the Superior of the Rouge-Cloitre Abbey, from Hutchinson's History of the Nations, pub

Advertisement for Harness Electropathic Belt (engraving)
8631214 Advertisement for Harness Electropathic Belt (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertisement for Harness Electropathic Belt)

Hot springs of Leukerbad, Switzerland (woodcut)
8663800 Hot springs of Leukerbad, Switzerland (woodcut) by German School, (16th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bathing treatment in the hot springs of Leukerbad, Switzerland)

Advertising card for Merchant's Gargling Oil (colour litho)
8677270 Advertising card for Merchant's Gargling Oil (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Advertising card for Hood's Sarsaparilla (colour litho)
8677440 Advertising card for Hood's Sarsaparilla (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Tobias with Archangel Raphael who helped him catch fish which would miraculously cure his father's eyesight
534341 Tobias with Archangel Raphael who helped him catch fish which would miraculously cure his father's eyesight, 1865 (engraving); (add.info)

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Water avens, Geum rivale
5856058 Water avens, Geum rivale; (add.info.: Water avens, Geum rivale. Chromolithograph from Carl Lindman's "Bilder ur Nordens Flora" (Pictures of Northern Flora), Stockholm

Mode of support for a fractured thigh in old persons
6116636 Mode of support for a fractured thigh in old persons, ; (add.info.: Mode of support for a fractured thigh in old persons)

St Peter healing the lame, ascribed to Monsu Lucens, 17th century (oil on canvas)
7062921 St Peter healing the lame, ascribed to Monsu Lucens, 17th century (oil on canvas); 320 x 250 cm; Palazzo Corsini, Gallerie Nazionali Barberini Corsini, Rome

Advertisement for Geraudel's Pastilles
5310165 Advertisement for Geraudel's Pastilles; (add.info.: Advertisement for Geraudel's Pastilles - used to treat coughs. Dated 19th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

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"Cure: A Journey Through Time and Hope" In 1893, the Carbolic Smoke Ball captured the attention of many seeking a cure for their ailments. This peculiar invention promised to ward off influenza and other diseases with its smoke-filled ball, but its effectiveness remained questionable. Fast forward to Whipps Cross Hospital in Essex, where modern medicine continues to strive for breakthroughs in finding cures. Doctors and researchers work tirelessly to unravel the mysteries of various illnesses, offering hope to countless patients. Legend has it that Herne the Hunter possesses mystical healing powers within his ancient forest domain. People flock there, hoping for a miraculous cure from their afflictions. Across continents lies Lourdes - The Grotto - a place renowned for its spiritual healing waters. Pilgrims immerse themselves in these sacred springs, praying for divine intervention and seeking solace through potential cures. Meanwhile, Malvern Water Cure gained popularity as an alternative therapy in the late 19th century. Believers flocked to this natural spring source in search of rejuvenation and relief from various ailments. A poster advertising Lourdes captures hearts with promises of miracles amidst breathtaking landscapes. It serves as a reminder that sometimes hope can be found even in unexpected places. The iconic Hovis bread advert from 1895 reminds us that nourishment is essential on our quest for good health. Proper nutrition plays a vital role alongside medical treatments when pursuing effective cures. William Heath Robinson's whimsical illustration "Long Drawn Out. " depicts comically elaborate contraptions designed to cure everyday woes – reminding us not to take ourselves too seriously while searching for solutions. Sebastian Kneipp advocated hydrotherapy as part of his holistic approach towards wellness during the late 19th century. His methods aimed at curing ailments by utilizing water's therapeutic properties alongside other natural remedies. Returning once again to Malvern Water Cure; its mineral-rich waters were believed capable of curing various ailments.