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Florence Nightingale Collection (page 2)

Florence Nightingale: A Beacon of Compassion and Reform In the midst of the c1850s, a remarkable English nurse emerged as a symbol of hope and transformation

Background imageFlorence Nightingale Collection: One of the wards of the hospital at Scutari

One of the wards of the hospital at Scutari
LLM461960 One of the wards of the hospital at Scutari by Simpson, William Crimea (1823-99); Private Collection; (add.info.: One of the wards of the hospital at Scutari)

Background imageFlorence Nightingale Collection: Sairey Gamp, from Martin Chuzzlewit, 1923 (colour litho)

Sairey Gamp, from Martin Chuzzlewit, 1923 (colour litho)
KDC465753 Sairey Gamp, from Martin Chuzzlewit, 1923 (colour litho) by Clarke, Joseph Clayton (Kyd) (1856-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sairey or Sarah Gamp; drunken and dissolute nurse)

Background imageFlorence Nightingale Collection: Gold enamelled brooch, presented to Florence Nightingale by Queen Victoria

Gold enamelled brooch, presented to Florence Nightingale by Queen Victoria
3062189 Gold enamelled brooch, presented to Florence Nightingale by Queen Victoria, 1855 (gold & enamel) by English School, (19th century); National Army Museum

Background imageFlorence Nightingale Collection: Florence Nightingale, British nursing pioneer, 1855 (b / w photo)

Florence Nightingale, British nursing pioneer, 1855 (b / w photo)
5229603 Florence Nightingale, British nursing pioneer, 1855 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Florence Nightingale (1820-1910)

Background imageFlorence Nightingale Collection: Miss Nightingale visiting the Hut Hospitals, at Balaclava (engraving)

Miss Nightingale visiting the Hut Hospitals, at Balaclava (engraving)
1602306 Miss Nightingale visiting the Hut Hospitals, at Balaclava (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Miss Nightingale visiting the Hut Hospitals)

Background imageFlorence Nightingale Collection: Florence Nightingale, Crimean War (colour litho)

Florence Nightingale, Crimean War (colour litho)
3093273 Florence Nightingale, Crimean War (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Florence Nightingale, Crimean War)

Background imageFlorence Nightingale Collection: Miss Nightingales Crimean Carriage (engraving)

Miss Nightingales Crimean Carriage (engraving)
2772359 Miss Nightingales Crimean Carriage (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Miss Nightingales Crimean Carriage)

Background imageFlorence Nightingale Collection: Florence Nightingale, her First Patient (engraving)

Florence Nightingale, her First Patient (engraving)
2781281 Florence Nightingale, her First Patient (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Florence Nightingale, her First Patient)

Background imageFlorence Nightingale Collection: Florence Nightingale (engraving)

Florence Nightingale (engraving)
662579 Florence Nightingale (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Florence Nightingale)

Background imageFlorence Nightingale Collection: The Wounded at Scutari (engraving)

The Wounded at Scutari (engraving)
5988942 The Wounded at Scutari (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Wounded at Scutari)

Background imageFlorence Nightingale Collection: Letter from Florence Nightingale (engraving)

Letter from Florence Nightingale (engraving)
560401 Letter from Florence Nightingale (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Letter from Florence Nightingale)

Background imageFlorence Nightingale Collection: Womens progress in the 19th Century (b / w photo)

Womens progress in the 19th Century (b / w photo)
6015123 Womens progress in the 19th Century (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Womens progress in the 19th Century)

Background imageFlorence Nightingale Collection: Florence Nightingale, British nursing pioneer, 1855 (b / w photo)

Florence Nightingale, British nursing pioneer, 1855 (b / w photo)
6014949 Florence Nightingale, British nursing pioneer, 1855 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Florence Nightingale (1820-1910)

Background imageFlorence Nightingale Collection: Florence Nightingale (b / w photo)

Florence Nightingale (b / w photo)
816694 Florence Nightingale (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Florence Nightingale)

Background imageFlorence Nightingale Collection: Lord Herbert of Lea, c1840, (c1884). Creator: Unknown

Lord Herbert of Lea, c1840, (c1884). Creator: Unknown
Lord Herbert of Lea, c1840, (c1884). Sidney Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Lea (1810-1861), British statesman educated at Harrow and Oriel College, Oxford

Background imageFlorence Nightingale Collection: Florence Nightingale, c1900, (1947). Creator: Unknown

Florence Nightingale, c1900, (1947). Creator: Unknown
Florence Nightingale, c1900, (1947). Portrait of Florence Nightingale (1820-1910), British social reformer and statistician who made her reputation by her organisation of nursing service during

Background imageFlorence Nightingale Collection: Florence Nightingale in the hospital at Scutari, c1860

Florence Nightingale in the hospital at Scutari, c1860. In 1854, during the Crimean War (1853-1856), Sidney Herbert, Secretary of State for War

Background imageFlorence Nightingale Collection: Florence Nightingale in the barrack hospital at Scutari, c1880

Florence Nightingale in the barrack hospital at Scutari, c1880. Engraving made c1880 showing the barrack hospital during the 1850s

Background imageFlorence Nightingale Collection: The Lady with the Lamp, c1880

The Lady with the Lamp, c1880. Florence Nightingale doing her night rounds in the British military hospital at Scutari. In 1854, during the Crimean War (1853-1856), Sidney Herbert

Background imageFlorence Nightingale Collection: Florence Nightingale (1820-1910), British nurse

Florence Nightingale (1820-1910), British nurse. Florence Nightingale made her reputation by her organisation of nursing service during the Crimean War

Background imageFlorence Nightingale Collection: Victoria Hospital, Netley, 1859. Artist: WE Albutt

Victoria Hospital, Netley, 1859. Artist: WE Albutt
Victoria Hospital, Netley, 1859. Royal Victoria Hospital, or Netley Hospital was a large military hospital in Netley, near Southampton, Hampshire, England

Background imageFlorence Nightingale Collection: Florence Nightingale, taken from a series of cigarette cards, 1935

Florence Nightingale, taken from a series of cigarette cards, 1935
Florence Nightingale (1820-1910), English social reformer and statistician, and the founder of modern nursing. Taken from a series of cigarette cards entitled Celebrities of British History produced

Background imageFlorence Nightingale Collection: Miss Florence Nightingale, 1910

Miss Florence Nightingale, 1910. Named after the place of her birth in Italy, Florence Nightingale (1820-1910) devoted her life to the sick and suffering

Background imageFlorence Nightingale Collection: Florence Nightingale, British nurse and hospital reformer, c1836 (1956). Artist: William White

Florence Nightingale, British nurse and hospital reformer, c1836 (1956). Artist: William White
Florence Nightingale, British nurse and hospital reformer, c1836 (1956). Seated beside her sister, Frances Parthenope, Lady Verney

Background imageFlorence Nightingale Collection: Florence Nightingale, English nurse and hospital reformer, 1854

Florence Nightingale, English nurse and hospital reformer, 1854. Florence Nightingale made her reputation by her organisation of nursing service during the Crimean War

Background imageFlorence Nightingale Collection: Florence Nightingale (1820-1910), c1900s (1936)

Florence Nightingale (1820-1910), c1900s (1936). Florence Nightingale made her reputation by her organisation of nursing service during the Crimean War

Background imageFlorence Nightingale Collection: Florence Nightingale memorial, Derby, 1937

Florence Nightingale memorial, Derby, 1937. Sights of Britain, third series of 48 cigarette cards, issued with Senior Service, Junior Member, and Illingworth cigarettes

Background imageFlorence Nightingale Collection: Florence Nightingale (1820-1910), 1854

Florence Nightingale (1820-1910), 1854. Florence Nightingale made her reputation by her organisation of nursing service during the Crimean War

Background imageFlorence Nightingale Collection: Florence Nightingale visiting the hut hospitals at Balaclava, 1855

Florence Nightingale visiting the hut hospitals at Balaclava, 1855. In 1854, during the Crimean War (1853-1856), Sidney Herbert, Secretary of State for War

Background imageFlorence Nightingale Collection: The Barracks Hospital, Scutari, Turkey, c1888

The Barracks Hospital, Scutari, Turkey, c1888. Florence Nightingale worked here caring for British soldiers wounded during the Crimean War

Background imageFlorence Nightingale Collection: Smallpox Hospital, Highgate, London, c1871

Smallpox Hospital, Highgate, London, c1871. Built in resonse to the epidemic of 1870-1871. The windows show the influence of Florence Nightingales principles of ventilation

Background imageFlorence Nightingale Collection: Miss Nightingale and the Military in the East, c1860

Miss Nightingale and the Military in the East, c1860. Florence Nightingale in the British military hospital at Scutari during the Crimean War (1853-1856). The doctor is taking a patients pulse

Background imageFlorence Nightingale Collection: Florence Nightingale, 1870

Florence Nightingale, 1870. In 1854, during the Crimean War (1853-1856), Sidney Herbert, Secretary of State for War, appointed the English nurse Florence Nightingale (1820-1910), a family friend

Background imageFlorence Nightingale Collection: Florence Nightingale in her carriage in the Crimea, 1856

Florence Nightingale in her carriage in the Crimea, 1856. Known as Florries Trolley it was described as... a homely vehicle corresponding to the womanly simplicity of her whom it was employed to

Background imageFlorence Nightingale Collection: The Nightingales Song to to the Sick Soldier, 1854

The Nightingales Song to to the Sick Soldier, 1854. Florence Nightingale tending a sick soldier in hospital in the Crimea

Background imageFlorence Nightingale Collection: Ward in the Hampstead Smallpox Hospital, 1871

Ward in the Hampstead Smallpox Hospital, 1871. This was under the management of the Metropolitan Asylums Board and was built to meet the needs of the epidemic of the winter of 1870 to 1871

Background imageFlorence Nightingale Collection: Florence Nightingale watching a nurse at work, 1854

Florence Nightingale watching a nurse at work, 1854. In 1854, during the Crimean War (1853-1856), Sidney Herbert, Secretary of State for War

Background imageFlorence Nightingale Collection: The Jug of the Nightingale, 1854

The Jug of the Nightingale, 1854. Florence Nightingale flying to the aid of British troops in the Crimea carrying remedies

Background imageFlorence Nightingale Collection: Hospital ward, Scutari, Turkey, 1856. Artist: E Walker

Hospital ward, Scutari, Turkey, 1856. Artist: E Walker
Hospital ward, Scutari, Turkey, 1856. Clean, light and airy ward at the Barracks Hospital in Scutari, (Uskudar), Marmara, Turkey

Background imageFlorence Nightingale Collection: Florence Nightingale (1820-1910), English nursing pioneer and hospital reformer

Florence Nightingale (1820-1910), English nursing pioneer and hospital reformer. Florence Nightingale inspecting the wards of the military hospital at Scutari during the Crimean War (1853-1856)

Background imageFlorence Nightingale Collection: Florence Nightingale Edward Anthony American

Florence Nightingale Edward Anthony American
Florence Nightingale; Edward Anthony (American, 1818 - 1888); 1860 - 1862; Albumen silver print

Background imageFlorence Nightingale Collection: Florence Nightingale, 1820 A

Florence Nightingale, 1820 A

Background imageFlorence Nightingale Collection: Miss Nightingale And The Nurses In The East. Florence Nightingale 1820-1910

Miss Nightingale And The Nurses In The East. Florence Nightingale 1820-1910. Pioneer Of Modern Nursing And Statistician. Engraved By J C Armytage

Background imageFlorence Nightingale Collection: Sketch of a ward at the Hospital at Scutari, c. 1856

Sketch of a ward at the Hospital at Scutari, c. 1856
BAL5603 Sketch of a ward at the Hospital at Scutari, c.1856 by Benwell, Joseph-Austin (fl.1865-86); Greater London Council, UK; English, out of copyright

Background imageFlorence Nightingale Collection: A Nurse Tending a Wounded Man in the Crimea, c. 1855 (b&w photo)

A Nurse Tending a Wounded Man in the Crimea, c. 1855 (b&w photo)
XJF108983 A Nurse Tending a Wounded Man in the Crimea, c.1855 (b&w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Background imageFlorence Nightingale Collection: One of the wards of the hospital at Scutari / W. Simpson del. ;E. Walker lith. ;Day & Son

One of the wards of the hospital at Scutari / W. Simpson del. ;E. Walker lith. ;Day & Son
One of the wards of the hospital at Scutari / W. Simpson del.; E. Walker lith.; Day & Son, Lithrs. to the Queen.; Day & Son.; Simpson, William, 1823-1899, artist; Pall Mall [London




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Florence Nightingale: A Beacon of Compassion and Reform In the midst of the c1850s, a remarkable English nurse emerged as a symbol of hope and transformation. Florence Nightingale, with her unwavering dedication to improving healthcare practices, left an indelible mark on history. Illustrated in black and white, we see Florence Nightingale walking among injured soldiers with her iconic lamp. This image captures her tireless efforts during the Crimean War, where she tirelessly cared for wounded soldiers at Scutari Barracks in Turkey. Lord Herbert of Lea's painting depicts this mission of mercy vividly - a testament to Nightingale's selflessness. Known as "The Lady with the Lamp, " Florence Nightingale became synonymous with compassion and care. Her presence in hospitals brought solace to countless patients who found comfort in her nurturing touch. The Crimea was forever changed by her relentless pursuit of better medical conditions for all. A portrait reveals the determined face behind this extraordinary woman - someone who defied societal expectations to pursue her calling, and is through these actions that she revolutionized hospital reform, paving the way for modern nursing practices that continue to save lives today. One cannot forget the barrack hospital at Scutari during the Crimean War; it serves as a haunting reminder of both suffering and resilience. Yet amidst such adversity, Florence Nightingale stood tall as an advocate for change. Through lithographs capturing her essence, we witness how she transcended boundaries imposed upon women during that era. Her name became synonymous with courage and determination – qualities that inspired generations after hers. Florence Nightingale's legacy endures not only because she tended wounds but also because she healed broken spirits through empathy and kindness. She exemplified what it means to be human – extending love even when faced with unimaginable horrors. As we reflect on history's pages adorned by Florence Nightingale's name, we honor her as a pioneer in healthcare reform.