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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

Detail of The Wards at Saint John's Hospital, 1778 (oil on canvas)
490194 Detail of The Wards at Saint John's Hospital, 1778 (oil on canvas) by Beerblock, Johannes (1739-1806); Groeningemuseum, Bruges, Belgium; (add.info.: See also 490191)

A Bit of War History: The Veteran, 1866 (oil on canvas)
7327503 A Bit of War History: The Veteran, 1866 (oil on canvas) by Wood, Thomas Waterman (1823-1903); 71.8 x 51.4 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

The Blind One, 1898 (oil on canvas)
471169 The Blind One, 1898 (oil on canvas) by Laermans, Eugene (1864-1940); 134x174 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

Allegory of the Five Senses, 1632 (oil on canvas)
LAF470871 Allegory of the Five Senses, 1632 (oil on canvas) by Rombouts, Theodor (1597-1637); 207x288 cm; Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Ghent, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

The Processionary Fool, 1660-86 (brush and Indian ink on paper)
7308471 The Processionary Fool, 1660-86 (brush and Indian ink on paper) by Stettler, Wilhelm (1643-1708); 11.5x10.5 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

"When you give me back my leg, I'll give you my place back" Pierre Daumesnil (1814), 1896 (illustration)
7304529 "When you give me back my leg, I'll give you my place back" Pierre Daumesnil (1814), 1896 (illustration) by Job, pseudonym for Onfray de Breville

A horizontal oval depicting a blindfolded cupid having fired an arrow through two juxtaposed hearts
7308171 A horizontal oval depicting a blindfolded cupid having fired an arrow through two juxtaposed hearts, one linked to a woman with a wheel and the other to a man

The blind beggar on the bridge of the arts in Paris, in Imagier de l'enfance, c. 1900 (engraving)
DUV4206180 The blind beggar on the bridge of the arts in Paris, in Imagier de l enfance, c.1900 (engraving) by Raffin, Ferdinand (1870)

Snow, in Imagier de l'enfance, c. 1900 (engraving)
DUV4206141 Snow, in Imagier de l enfance, c.1900 (engraving) by Raffin, Ferdinand (1870?-1948); 14.5 x 18.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Snow: children rolling a snowball and making a snowman)

Festival in France, Children playing blind cow with scissors
7279131 Festival in France, Children playing blind cow with scissors by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Festival in France, Children playing blind cow with scissors)

Blind Monks Examining an Elephant (print)
528554 Blind Monks Examining an Elephant (print) by Itcho, Hanabusa (1652-1724); (add.info.: Illustration of Buddhist parable where each monk reached a different conclusion depending which part of)

Representation of Homere, Greek poet of the 9th century BC on the island of Scyros Painting by Jean-Baptiste Auguste
IMB4865914 Representation of Homere, Greek poet of the 9th century BC on the island of Scyros Painting by Jean-Baptiste Auguste Leloir (1809-1892) (Jean Baptiste) 1865 Homer on the island Scyros

A bourgeois leaving his house, Paris, 1889 (painting)
1749227 A bourgeois leaving his house, Paris, 1889 (painting) by Beraud, Jean (1849-1935); (add.info.: a bourgeois leaving his house in 1889, painting by Jean Beraud (1849-1936)); © Tallandier

Deformed woman of Prague, 1596 (engraving)
7186268 Deformed woman of Prague, 1596 (engraving) by Austrian School, (16th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Deformed woman of Prague, 1596)

Allegory of greed represented by blind desir whose starvation is uncertain
XEE4135865 Allegory of greed represented by blind desir whose starvation is uncertain. Engraving in " Iconologie oder Ideen aus dem Gebiete der Leidenschaften und Allegorien bildich dargestellt

Bible of Royaumont, Old Testament: Crimes of the Sodomites. Loth receives angels in his house
XEE4137854 Bible of Royaumont, Old Testament: Crimes of the Sodomites. Loth receives angels in his house. The Sodomites (Sodom) want to violence them. The angels strike them blindly

Fol. 72v The Pharisees in Amazement Present to Jesus Various Invalids (vellum)
ALI142377 Fol.72v The Pharisees in Amazement Present to Jesus Various Invalids (vellum) by Italian School, (15th century); Biblioteca Reale, Turin, Piedmont

Dr Faustus trick on twenty students, illustration from Chap-books of the Eighteenth Century by John Ashton, pub
489590 Dr Faustus trick on twenty students, illustration from Chap-books of the Eighteenth Century by John Ashton, pub. 1882 (litho) by English School

A revolt by blind people in a home in Naples (colour litho)
2795838 A revolt by blind people in a home in Naples (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A revolt by blind people in a home in Naples)

Oedipus at Colonus, 1798 (oil on canvas)
500311 Oedipus at Colonus, 1798 (oil on canvas) by Harriet, Fulchran Jean (1778-1805); 187.5x164.5 (framed) 157x134 (overall) cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

The Battle of Waterloo (oil on canvas)
XPH335461 The Battle of Waterloo (oil on canvas) by Kaiser, Friedrich (1815-90); Museum am Burghof, Loerrach, Germany; (add.info.: 18th June 1815; Gebhard Leberecht von Blucher)

Saint Odile (c)
6338875 Saint Odile (c by Villain (19th century); (add.info.: Saint Odile (c.662-720), Abbess of Strasbourg, patron saint of the blind, her father Eticho or Adalrich, Duke of Alsace

Commodore Hawser Trunnion in Peregrine Pickle, 1758. 1785 (engraving)
7234853 Commodore Hawser Trunnion in Peregrine Pickle, 1758. 1785 (engraving) by Chodowiecki, Daniel Nikolaus (1726-1801); Private Collection; (add.info.: Commodore Hawser Trunnion)

17th century Dutch disabled beggar in rags, with staff and bag. 1803 (engraving)
7233059 17th century Dutch disabled beggar in rags, with staff and bag. 1803 (engraving) by Deuchar, David (1743-1808); Private Collection; (add.info.: 17th century Dutch disabled beggar in rags)

L Assiette au Beurre, number 298, Satirique en couleurs, 1906_12_15: L auto de justice - Marche reere guarantiere
ICA4907927 L Assiette au Beurre, number 298, Satirique en couleurs, 1906_12_15: L auto de justice - Marche reere guarantiere - Automobile, Justice proceedings - Ecrevisse lobster, Judges

Jesus healing blind men and cripples, Byzantine mosaic, Episodes from the life of Christ, XII-XIII centuries (mosaic)
6166224 Jesus healing blind men and cripples, Byzantine mosaic, Episodes from the life of Christ, XII-XIII centuries (mosaic) by Byzantine

Isaac benit Jacob - Isaac blessing Jacob, by Dijck, Abraham van (1635-1680). Oil on canvas. Dimension : 125x108 cm
FIA5408457 Isaac benit Jacob - Isaac blessing Jacob, by Dijck, Abraham van (1635-1680). Oil on canvas. Dimension : 125x108 cm

Blind girl, 1939 (litho)
3643523 Blind girl, 1939 (litho) by Gill, Eric (1882-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: Blind girl, 1939. Illustration for The Engraved Work of Eric Gill (V&A, 1963).); © Look and Learn

The Queens Visit to Ireland (litho)
1599528 The Queens Visit to Ireland (litho) by Begg, Samuel (fl.1886-1916) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Queens Visit to Ireland)

The Quidam Association of old sailors meeting in a pub, 1831 (lithograph)
7235377 The Quidam Association of old sailors meeting in a pub, 1831 (lithograph) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878); Private Collection; (add.info)

Hoichi-the-Earless, illustration from The Myths and Legends of Japan by F. Hadland Davis, 1918 (colour litho)
STC323797 Hoichi-the-Earless, illustration from The Myths and Legends of Japan by F. Hadland Davis, 1918 (colour litho) by Paul

George Frideric Handel in old age (litho)
7149728 George Frideric Handel in old age (litho) by Barrett, Oswald Charles (BATT) (1892-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

A rich miser listens with an ear trumpet to a poor soldier. 1831 (engraving)
7234790 A rich miser listens with an ear trumpet to a poor soldier.1831 (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

One-legged sailors and sailing ship on a London street. 1831 (engraving)
7234775 One-legged sailors and sailing ship on a London street.1831 (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Healing of a blind man in Jericho in All religious eignement - I believe in gods, sd
XEE4412612 Healing of a blind man in Jericho in All religious eignement - I believe in gods, sd. late 19th century illustration of Jouvenot. Catechisms library. Paris

When the Sleeper Wakes (litho)
1051482 When the Sleeper Wakes (litho) by Lanos, Henri (1859-1929); Private Collection; (add.info.: When the Sleeper Wakes)

A Pilgrimage to Lourdes, from the cover of Sunday Sun magazine, 1899 (colour litho)
CHT174526 A Pilgrimage to Lourdes, from the cover of Sunday Sun magazine, 1899 (colour litho) by Caplain, G. (fl. 1899) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Illustration of the fable "The man who runs after fortune and the man who waits for him in his bed"by Jean de
JLJ4662164 Illustration of the fable " The man who runs after fortune and the man who waits for him in his bed" by Jean de La Fontaine

Through the rugged gorge, 1928 (colour litho)
2920341 Through the rugged gorge, 1928 (colour litho) by Ault, Norman (1880-1950); Private Collection; (add.info.: Caravan Tales published by Wells Gardner Darton & Co Ltd 1928 Norman Ault (1880-1950)

Episodes of war, two French soldiers, one blinded and one wounded in the leg help each other... (colour litho)
2815695 Episodes of war, two French soldiers, one blinded and one wounded in the leg help each other... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Healing of two blind people, Byzantine mosaic, Episodes from the life of Christ, XII-XIII centuries (mosaic)
6166341 Healing of two blind people, Byzantine mosaic, Episodes from the life of Christ, XII-XIII centuries (mosaic) by Byzantine, (12th-13th century); Duomo (Cattedrale di Santa Maria Nuova)

John Milton dictating Paradise Lost to his daughter (colour litho)
977847 John Milton dictating Paradise Lost to his daughter (colour litho) by Reid, Stephen (1873-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: John Milton dictating Paradise Lost to his daughter)

L Assiette au Beurre, number 199, Satirique en couleurs, 1905_2_11: Justice proces, Poupees
ICA4901178 L Assiette au Beurre, number 199, Satirique en couleurs, 1905_2_11: Justice proces, Poupees, Ministere - Chaumie Joseph (1849-1919) (lithograph) by Camara

Ulysses blinding Polyphemus, detail from the Room of Polyphemus, 1550-1551 (fresco)
2655116 Ulysses blinding Polyphemus, detail from the Room of Polyphemus, 1550-1551 (fresco) by Tibaldi, Pellegrino (1527-96); Palazzo Poggi, Bologna, Italy; (add.info.: Bologna Palazzo Poggi)

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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.