Injury Collection (#6)

WW1: Heroic soldier (illustration)
8684963 WW1: Heroic soldier (illustration) by Job, pseudonym for Onfray de Breville, Jacques (1858-1931); (add.info.: Events of the war 1914-1918 illustration Job Heroic soldier War events 1914-1918)

After the earthquake of Ischia, the wounded being brought to Naples in 1883, Italy, historical engraving, 1888
UIG5414327 After the earthquake of Ischia, the wounded being brought to Naples in 1883, Italy, historical engraving, 1888; UIG

King Henry II of France
5307438 King Henry II of France.; (add.info.: Wood engraving depicting King Henry II of France being fatally wounded during a tournament)

The Attack on Sir John Coventry, 1670 (litho)
8661386 The Attack on Sir John Coventry, 1670 (litho) by McCormick, Arthur David (1860-1943) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Attack on Sir John Coventry, 1670)

Engraving depicting The Red Cross collection the wounded British after the second battle of Teb in Sudan
UIG5425711 Engraving depicting The Red Cross collection the wounded British after the second battle of Teb in Sudan. Dated 19th Century ©UIG/Leemage

Description of the battles on land and at sea, in two volumes, by the Royal Library of Greenwich and Chelsea
MMM5478584 Description of the battles on land and at sea, in two volumes, by the Royal Library of Greenwich and Chelsea (colour etching) by Dighton, Robert (1752-1814); National Maritime Museum

British Royal Navy uniform pants, model from 1795 (wool and linen with copper buttons)
MMM5475222 British Royal Navy uniform pants, model from 1795 (wool and linen with copper buttons); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: British Royal Navy uniform pants, model from 1795)

Non-regulatory vest, worn by Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) during the Battle of Trafalgar (1805)
MMM5475156 Non-regulatory vest, worn by Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) during the Battle of Trafalgar (1805), c.1805 (cotton and linen); National Maritime Museum, London

Non-regulatory vest, worn by Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) during the Battle of Trafalgar (1805)
MMM5475149 Non-regulatory vest, worn by Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) during the Battle of Trafalgar (1805), c.1805 (cotton and linen); National Maritime Museum, London

Non-regulatory vest, worn by Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) during the Battle of Trafalgar (1805)
MMM5475142 Non-regulatory vest, worn by Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) during the Battle of Trafalgar (1805), c.1805 (cotton and linen); National Maritime Museum, London

First World War: France, Episode of Heroism of a Good Sister Rescuing a Hospital, 1914
LUX4737130 First World War: France, Episode of Heroism of a Good Sister Rescuing a Hospital, 1914; (add.info.: First World War - War 14-18 (1914-1918) - World War I (WWI or WW1): France

First World War: France, Postcard: studio photo showing the heroism of Sister Julie a Gerbeviller who defended her
LUX4736122 First World War: France, Postcard: studio photo showing the heroism of Sister Julie a Gerbeviller who defended her wounded at the peril of her life against the German army

A tragic duel - Cover of "The Eye of the Police", 1913 (engraving)
ICA4950519 A tragic duel - Cover of "The Eye of the Police", 1913 (engraving); Private Collection; Photo © Caricadoc

Thos Scott [of the] Wager Ward [at Greenwich Hospital], 1843 (coloured lithograph)
7341642 Thos Scott [of the] Wager Ward [at Greenwich Hospital], 1843 (coloured lithograph) by Fairland, Thomas (1804-52); 41.7x27.3 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Traffic in Paris in 1921: car and pedestrian accident statistics, 1923 (illustration)
7343423 Traffic in Paris in 1921: car and pedestrian accident statistics, 1923 (illustration); (add.info.: Traffic in Paris in 1921: extract from the newspaper Le Pelerin no)

Room of the Red Cross Hospital in a railway station in Boheme, 1866. Colour engraving of the 19th century
NWI4953084 Room of the Red Cross Hospital in a railway station in Boheme, 1866. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Room of the Red Cross Hospital in a railway station in Boheme, 1866)

Patriotic map showing a war wounds heals by his wife and son disguises as a nurse who decorates him by saying "I
LUX4743341 Patriotic map showing a war wounds heals by his wife and son disguises as a nurse who decorates him by saying "I decorate you friend you deserve it"

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Ballan-Mire: hospitalite, military hospital annex
LUX4758024 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Ballan-Mire: hospitalite, military hospital annex, war wounded walk with their bequilles and canes in the vegetable garden, 1917; (add.info.: France)

Canadian insurrection (short and unsuccessful attempt by the Canadian Metis to establish an Independent State in)
NWI4867051 Canadian insurrection (short and unsuccessful attempt by the Canadian Metis to establish an Independent State in present-day Saskatchewan)

Battle of Trafalgar (October 21st, 1805). Battle of Trafalgar, two leagues from cadiz. Etching. SPAIN
CUL4869563 Battle of Trafalgar (October 21st, 1805). Battle of Trafalgar, two leagues from cadiz. Etching. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid

Illustration for " Les Liaisons dangereuses", epistolaire novel by Choderlos de Laclos (1741-1803)
PCT4293102 Illustration for " Les Liaisons dangereuses", epistolaire novel by Choderlos de Laclos (1741-1803). Volume 2

Restoration of the apparently drowned. From The Household Physician, published c.1898 (engraving)
6116653 Restoration of the apparently drowned. From The Household Physician, published c.1898 (engraving); Photo © Ken Welsh. All rights reserved 2024

First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a Red Cross nurse serving a war wounded in a field hospital, 1915
LUX4740529 First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a Red Cross nurse serving a war wounded in a field hospital, 1915; (add.info)

A tiger grabbing an ox in a trail. Engraving by Samuel Howett (1756-1822) in " Oriental field sports" by
XEE4124028 A tiger grabbing an ox in a trail. Engraving by Samuel Howett (1756-1822) in " Oriental field sports" by Thomas Williamson (on hunts in the British Indies in the 19th century)

Serving dropping a tea-urn on gentleman's leg in a parlour. Handcoloured copperplate drawn
FLO4679268 Serving dropping a tea-urn on gentleman's leg in a parlour. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and etched by John Augustus Atkinson from Illustrations of the Miseries of Human Life

A rhinoceros hunting by elephants. Engraving by Samuel Howett (1756-1822) in " Oriental field sports" by
XEE4124034 A rhinoceros hunting by elephants. Engraving by Samuel Howett (1756-1822) in " Oriental field sports" by Thomas Williamson (on hunts in the British Indies in the 19th century)

The boar in a state of stop. Engraving by Samuel Howett (1756-1822) in " Oriental field sports" by Thomas
XEE4124015 The boar in a state of stop. Engraving by Samuel Howett (1756-1822) in " Oriental field sports" by Thomas Williamson (on hunts in the British Indies in the 19th century)

Charlotte Cecile Furtado, 1850
3480824 Charlotte Cecile Furtado, 1850; (add.info.: Charlotte Cecile Furtado (Furtado-Heine) was a French philanthropist, (1821 and 1896)

A duellist wounding his opponent in the ear, 1850
3478285 A duellist wounding his opponent in the ear, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a duellist wounding his opponent in the ear)

Captain Franklin Bixby 18th Connecticut Volunteers
3056325 Captain Franklin Bixby 18th Connecticut Volunteers; Private Collection; (add.info.: American Civil War; Captain Franklin Bixby 18th Connecticut Volunteers, wounded at Snicker's Ford, Va)

colour - printed wood engraving of Joan of Arc
2603954 colour - printed wood engraving of Joan of Arc; (add.info.: Joan of Arc (c1412 - 1431) French patriot and martyr, wounded and captured while trying to relieve Compiegne

Portrait of Saint Sebastiao (St Sebastian) 1530 (painting)
2600232 Portrait of Saint Sebastiao (St Sebastian) 1530 (painting); Universal History Archive/UIG

Colour medicine label
2626801 Colour medicine label; (add.info.: American Civil War 1862; Patent medicine label showing one man treating another man's wound.); Universal History Archive/UIG

General Cambronne at the Battle of Waterloo (1815). c.1900 (chromo)
2636203 General Cambronne at the Battle of Waterloo (1815). c.1900 (chromo); Private Collection; (add.info.: History. France. French First Empire)

Wounded Prussian Soldiers on Their Way to the Rear, 1870 (engraving)
1580774 Wounded Prussian Soldiers on Their Way to the Rear, 1870 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving depicts wounded Prussian soldiers resting on their way to the rear)

Arrival of the Wounded, 1870 (engraving)
1580794 Arrival of the Wounded, 1870 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving depicts a scene at a railway station on the arrival of a train with wounded soldiers. Dated 1870); Universal History Archive/UIG

The fight at the bridge of Melazzo, 1860 (engraving)
1579615 The fight at the bridge of Melazzo, 1860 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving depicting the fight at the bridge of Melazzo. Dated 1860.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, 1854
1581414 Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, 1854; (add.info.: Queen Victoria and Prince Albert visit casualties from the Crimean War in a London hospital.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Robert Henry Sale (1782-1845) English general 9engraving)
536851 Robert Henry Sale (1782-1845) English general 9engraving); (add.info.: Robert Henry Sale (1782-1845) English general

Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: Once More into the Sun, 1870 (engraving)
538444 Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: Once More into the Sun, 1870 (engraving); (add.info.: Wounded German officers in the Germany military hospital at Versailles being given fresh air)

Russo-Japanese War 1904-1905: Workroom in the Winter Palace, St Petersburg, supervised by the Tsarina, 1904 (print)
538068 Russo-Japanese War 1904-1905: Workroom in the Winter Palace, St Petersburg, supervised by the Tsarina, 1904 (print); (add.info.: Russo-Japanese War 1904-1905: Workroom in the Winter Palace)

Chicago policeman telephoning from a police box to bring help to an injured pedestrian. From E
537744 Chicago policeman telephoning from a police box to bring help to an injured pedestrian. From E. Hospitalier Les applciations de l'Electricite, Paris, 1882

Napoleon I at the Battle of Ulm, 16-19 October 1805. 19th century (popular hand-coloured woodcut)
543810 Napoleon I at the Battle of Ulm, 16-19 October 1805. 19th century (popular hand-coloured woodcut); (add.info.: The outcome was a resounding French victory the capture of the entire Austrian)

Boer War 25 December 1901 (print)
533165 Boer War 25 December 1901 (print); (add.info.: Boer War: Boer forces under General Dewet surprising encampment of British soldiers at Tweefontein, 25 December 1901)

Our Own Vivandiere': A plea for support for Mary Jane Seacoal (1805-1881) who, at her own expense
527541 Our Own Vivandiere': A plea for support for Mary Jane Seacoal (1805-1881) who, at her own expense, in 1855 went to the Crimea to nurse and care for the sick and wounded

Ralph Abercromby (1734-1801) Scottish soldier, 19th century (engraving)
533485 Ralph Abercromby (1734-1801) Scottish soldier, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: General leading successful Anglo-Turkish force against the French at Aboukir Bay (Alexandria), Egypt

The wounded goat (engraving)
8631142 The wounded goat (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The wounded goat. Illustration from The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News)

Wounded Indian soldiers in the Pavilion grounds, Brighton, World War I (b/w photo)
8676071 Wounded Indian soldiers in the Pavilion grounds, Brighton, World War I (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

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"Injury: A Visual Journey Through Pain and Resilience" The delicate structure of a broken wrist bone, captured in an X-ray (C017 / 7187), reminds us of the fragility of our bodies. Paolo Uccello's masterpiece "The Battle of San Romano" (c1438) depicts the chaos and suffering that often accompany injuries during war. The Battle of Bull Run, a pivotal moment in the US Civil War, serves as a haunting reminder of the devastating consequences that injuries can have on both individuals and nations. In the 1980 Grand National, Rubstic falls at the Chair, illustrating how even skilled athletes are not immune to injury's unpredictable grasp. EVCW2A-00080 captures a view of Guys Hospital in Southwark, where countless lives have been transformed through medical intervention after sustaining injuries. Tendinitis of the shoulder is revealed through an X-ray image, highlighting how invisible ailments can cause immense pain and hinder daily activities. Knee pain takes shape as conceptual artwork, symbolizing the physical limitations that many endure due to chronic or acute injuries. "The Battle of Ballinahinch" (1798) showcases how historical events were marred by violence and injury during times of political unrest. Regenerating nerve cell seen through TEM microscopy offers hope for those seeking recovery from debilitating nerve damage caused by accidents or trauma. An artistic representation using X-ray techniques portrays headaches - a common yet distressing form that affects millions worldwide.