Invalid Collection (#4)

Portrait of Louis Braille
865107 Portrait of Louis Braille; (add.info.: Louis Braille (1809-1852) French educationalist and inventor of a system of reading and writing for the blind using raised dots on paper

Invalides!; retour d'allamagne: nos grand-blesses rapatries'. Creator: Unknown
Invalides!; retour d'allemagne: nos grand-blesses rapatries'. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

View of the courtyard of the Hôtel des Invalides in Paris, 1700-1799. Creators: Anon, Jacques Rigaud
View of the courtyard of the Hotel des Invalides in Paris, 1700-1799

View of the Hôtel des Invalides in Paris, 1700-1799. Creators: Anon, Jacques Rigaud
View of the Hotel des Invalides in Paris, 1700-1799

Scene from Ludwig Holberg's The Lying-in Room, 1845. Creator: Wilhelm Marstrand
Scene from Ludwig Holberg's The Lying-in Room, 1845

L'Hommage aux Braves; La promenade du blesse, 1914. Creator: Lucien Jonas
L'Hommage aux Braves; La promenade du blesse, 1914. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919: Volume I" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1926]

Pregnant nun Sister Jean sitting in her convent cell, her habit open to reveal her breasts. A picture of Saint Martha on the wall. Soeur Jeanne

Juntion of Gover Lane and Bank Street, Newquay, Cornwall. Probably 1920s
Two horses, with a lady riding side-saddle, probably part of a circus procession. The Co-operative shop can be seen on the corner

Illetrism in the USSR
2164074 Illetrism in the USSR by Radakov, Aleksei Aleksandrovich (1879-1942); (add.info.: Coll. Part. History. Russia (USSR). The illiterate is like a blind

The Disabled Soldier
3787025 The Disabled Soldier'; (add.info.: The Disabled Soldier - British postcard published during World War 1 for the benefit of The Wear Seal Foundation)

Advert for John Carters invalid chairs 1884
Selection of invalid and students chairs, including holding a book or writing at a desk, lamp in any position over an easy chair

Jesus Drives Out a Demon
Engraving by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld (March 26, 1794 - May 24, 1872)

An old invalid; Portrait of a soldier, 1837-1838. Creator: Emil Baerentzen
An old invalid; Portrait of a soldier, 1837-1838

Illustration by Albert Robida (1848-1926) for the Cover of The Caricature (1880), 1884-8-23 - All Lottery - Game
ICA4885138 Illustration by Albert Robida (1848-1926) for the Cover of The Caricature (1880), 1884-8-23 - All Lottery - Game, Three-Color Flag, National Lottery - Horn of Abundance by Robida

Invalids at the Grotto of the Apparition, Lourdes, France Date: 1897

Rogers Invalid Stout

A gouty invalid angrily rings for his manservant, presumably to fetch him some more port! Date: 18th century

BRIZIO'S DELUSION
Chronic invalid Giuseppe Brizio of Intra, Italy, sees the figure of Death in a mirror, beckoning him ; he collapses and dies, a victim of auto-suggestion Date: 1931

The Warrior's Daughter, or The Convalescent, c. 1878 (oil on panel) (see also 27536)
MAN62985 The Warrior's Daughter, or The Convalescent, c.1878 (oil on panel) (see also 27536) by Tissot, James Jacques Joseph (1836-1902); 36.2x21.8 cm; Manchester Art Gallery

The Waters of Lethe by the Plains of Elysium, c. 1880 (tempera and gold paint on canvas)
MAN62979 The Waters of Lethe by the Plains of Elysium, c.1880 (tempera and gold paint on canvas) by Stanhope, John Roddam Spencer (1829-1908); 147.5x282.4 cm; Manchester Art Gallery

Prussian Army, Prussian Guard, Invalid Corps, Common Soldier of the 6th Provincal Company
1900s, 19th-century, 5 people, armies, digital, digitally, drawing, drawings, drawn, europe's, frg, genus, german, german federal republic, guard, guard soldier, guard soldiers, guardian, guards

Blind Tobias, 1651 (Etching)
7393419 Blind Tobias, 1651 (Etching) by Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606-69); 16, 1 x 12, 6 cm; Fondation Glenat, Grenoble, France; © Fonds Glenat

The Fountain of Life, detail of the journey to the fountain, 1418-30 (fresco)
885643 The Fountain of Life, detail of the journey to the fountain, 1418-30 (fresco) by Jaquerio, Giacomo (fl.1403-53); Castello della Manta, Saluzzo

Tobia restores his father's sight, 1635 circa (oil on canvas)
7058514 Tobia restores his father's sight, 1635 circa (oil on canvas) by Somer, Hendrick van (1615-c.1685); Palazzo Zevallos Stigliano, Naples, Campania

Helen Keller, 1913 (b/w photo)
3617896 Helen Keller, 1913 (b/w photo) by Bain, George Grantham - Bain News Service (1865-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: Helen Adams Keller (1880-1968) American author, political activist

Rapunzel (colour litho)
AKV384628 Rapunzel (colour litho) by Hey, Paul (1867-1952); Private Collection; © Ackermann Kunstverlag; © Estate of Paul Hey. All rights reserved 2022

Eleanor Roosevelt with Helen Keller
3739440 Eleanor Roosevelt with Helen Keller by Harris & Ewing (1905-45); (add.info.: Eleanor Roosevelt with Helen Keller (1880 - 1968), American author, political activist, and lecturer

Miracle of the infirm healed by the oil of St. Gennaro, 1640, oil on copper, Naples cathedral, Naples, Italy
7062882 Miracle of the infirm healed by the oil of St. Gennaro, 1640, oil on copper, Naples cathedral, Naples, Italy by Domenichino (Domenico Zampieri) (1581-1641); Duomo di San Gennaro, Naples

The Infirm at the tomb of San Gennaro, (Infermi alla tomba di San Gennaro), Naples cathedral, Naples, Italy
7062877 The Infirm at the tomb of San Gennaro, (Infermi alla tomba di San Gennaro), Naples cathedral, Naples, Italy, 17th century (oil on copper) by Domenichino (Domenico Zampieri) (1581-1641)

San Rocco, 1611-12, Carlo Saraceni (oil on canvas)
7064244 San Rocco, 1611-12, Carlo Saraceni (oil on canvas) by Saraceni, Carlo (c.1580-1620); Museo di Capodimonte, Naples, Campania, Italy; (add.info.: San Rocco, 1611-12, Carlo Saraceni)

Portrait of the painter Marten Rijkaert, c. 1631 (oil on board)
7378220 Portrait of the painter Marten Rijkaert, c.1631 (oil on board) by Dyck, Anthony van (1599-1641); 148x113 cm; Prado, Madrid

Obsessed woman freed by the invocation of San Gennaro (Ossessa liberata dall'invocazione di san Gennaro), c
7062886 Obsessed woman freed by the invocation of San Gennaro (Ossessa liberata dall'invocazione di san Gennaro), c. 1640, Naples cathedral, Naples

Saint Peter resurrects Tabitha, (oil on canvas)
7129936 Saint Peter resurrects Tabitha, (oil on canvas) by Santafede, Fabrizio (fl. 1576-1623) ; Pio Monte della Misericordia, Naples, Italy; (add.info.: Saint Peter resurrects Tabitha)

The martyrdom of St Lucy, 1659, Luca Giordano (oil on canvas)
7064268 The martyrdom of St Lucy, 1659, Luca Giordano (oil on canvas) by Giordano, Luca (1634-1705); Museo di Capodimonte, Naples, Campania, Italy; (add.info.: The martyrdom of St Lucy, 1659)

Miracle of Saint Anthony of Padua, 1600-04 (oil on canvas)
7352754 Miracle of Saint Anthony of Padua, 1600-04 (oil on canvas) by Lomi, Aurelio (1556-1624); Museo Diocesano, Genoa, Liguria, Italy; (add.info.: Artist: Aurelio Lomi (1556-1624)); Luisa Ricciarini

The Charity of St Elizabeth of Hungary, 1611 (oil on canvas)
7064224 The Charity of St Elizabeth of Hungary, 1611 (oil on canvas) by Schedoni, Bartolomeo (c.1570-1615); Museo di Capodimonte, Naples, Campania

Blind World War I Veteran Selling Newspapers on Sidewalk, Washington DC, USA, 1933 (b/w photo)
5974397 Blind World War I Veteran Selling Newspapers on Sidewalk, Washington DC, USA, 1933 (b/w photo) by Harris & Ewing (1905-45); Private Collection

Woman Reading Braille, 1931 (b/w photo)
5974385 Woman Reading Braille, 1931 (b/w photo) by Harris & Ewing (1905-45); Private Collection

Tapestry inspired by the work of Hieronymus Bosch, c. 1560 (gold, silver, silk and wool)
CUL4906987 Tapestry inspired by the work of Hieronymus Bosch, c.1560 (gold, silver, silk and wool) by Bosch, Hieronymus (c.1450-1516) (after); 296x364 cm; (add.info.: Saint Martin. ca. 1560)

Healing of the Man Born Blind, 18th century (oil)
7332299 Healing of the Man Born Blind, 18th century (oil) by Reysschoot, Pieter Norbert van (1738-95); Sint Pieter, Ghent, Belgium; (add.info.: Sint-Pieterskerk, Oost-Vlaanderen)

Inside view, the high altar, painting "Petrus and Johannes help a lame at the temple", Jan De Landtsheer
7242073 Inside view, the high altar, painting "Petrus and Johannes help a lame at the temple", Jan De Landtsheer by Landtsheer

Helen Keller wearing graduation cap and gown, 1904 (b/w photo)
3499999 Helen Keller wearing graduation cap and gown, 1904 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Helen Adams Keller (June 27, 1880 - June 1, 1968) was an American author

Nydia, the Blind Flower Girl of Pompeii, 1859 (marble)
7326961 Nydia, the Blind Flower Girl of Pompeii, 1859 (marble) by Rogers, Randolph (1825-92); 137.2 x 64.1 x 94 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Retreat from Moscow, 1812, 19th century (print)
7315200 Retreat from Moscow, 1812, 19th century (print) by Gericault, Theodore (1791-1824) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Retreat from Moscow, 1812)

If the Blind Lead the Blind, Both shall Fall into the Ditch, c. 1594 (oil on panel)
471421 If the Blind Lead the Blind, Both shall Fall into the Ditch, c.1594 (oil on panel) by Brueghel, Pieter the Younger (c.1564-1638); 19x19 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp

Allegorical figure of the Synagogue, from the Legend of St. Ursula, 1482 (oil on panel)
489938 Allegorical figure of the Synagogue, from the Legend of St. Ursula, 1482 (oil on panel) by Master of the Legend of St

The Healing of Tobit (oil on panel)
471179 The Healing of Tobit (oil on panel) by Massys or Metsys, Jan (1509-75); 150x151 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

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"Exploring the Invalid: A Glimpse into Historical Artwork and Advertisements" Step back in time to Aspidonia, a forgotten world of 1899, where historical artwork takes center stage. Marvel at the intricate details of Karl Pavlovich Briullov's masterpiece "Oedipe et Antigone, " as a young girl aids her blind father on their journey. Transport yourself to Inkerman Barracks in Woking, Surrey, where soldiers from World War I fought bravely despite their disabilities. Delve into the past with an advert for Carters wicker bath chairs and spinal carriages from 1916. Witness how these innovative contraptions aimed to provide comfort and mobility for those facing physical challenges. Flip through a page of Victorian adverts from 1890, capturing the essence of an era filled with progress and change. Experience poignant moments such as Maria Convalescing in her portrait, symbolizing resilience amidst adversity. Reflect upon the struggles faced by a blind Italian soldier during World War I and admire the dedication of Allenburys Nurse caring for invalids. Immerse yourself in art that tells stories - like "The Election III The Polling" painting depicting political participation regardless of physical limitations. Discover Rogers Invalid Stout, not just a beverage but also a testament to perseverance against all odds. Finally, witness the power of faith at Lourdes' Grotto of the Apparition in France; even invalids find solace here. These glimpses into history remind us that strength knows no boundaries - whether it be through art or everyday life – we can overcome any obstacle with determination and hope.