Malady Collection (#4)

Miriams leprosy (engraving)
7191056 Miriams leprosy (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Miriams leprosy. Illustration for Aunt Friendlys Sunday Keepsake (Frederick Warne)

"Dickon came in smiling his nicest wide smile"from The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849-1924)
7214629 " Dickon came in smiling his nicest wide smile" from The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849-1924), 1911 by Kirk

MODEST MUSSORGSKY, 1881 (oil on canvas)
7215332 MODEST MUSSORGSKY, 1881 (oil on canvas) by Repin, Ilya Efimovich (1844-1930); Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia; (add.info)

SURGEON EVGUENY PAVLOV IN THE OPERATING ROOM, 1888 (oil on cardboard)
7215322 SURGEON EVGUENY PAVLOV IN THE OPERATING ROOM, 1888 (oil on cardboard) by Repin, Ilya Efimovich (1844-1930); Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Sick on a Holiday (engraving)
7182189 Sick on a Holiday (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sick on a Holiday)

Timely Help (colour litho)
7181984 Timely Help (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Timely Help. Illustration for Bubbles edited by Dr Barnardo (1903).); © Look and Learn

Derniers instants de la vie de lord Byron (engraving)
7179281 Derniers instants de la vie de lord Byron (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Derniers instants de la vie de lord Byron)

Sugar cube and drop (colour litho)
7150999 Sugar cube and drop (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Comic postcard on a food related theme. Early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Christ restoring Jairuss daughter to life (colour litho)
7153797 Christ restoring Jairuss daughter to life (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Christ restoring Jairuss daughter to life)

Sea Riddle, "Do you give it up?"(engraving)
7177897 Sea Riddle, " Do you give it up?" (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sea Riddle, " Do you give it up)

Woman reading booklet with advice for her sick child (litho)
7201417 Woman reading booklet with advice for her sick child (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman reading booklet with advice for her sick child)

Sickness of Charles the Well-beloved (engraving)
7192322 Sickness of Charles the Well-beloved (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sickness of Charles the Well-beloved)

Geographical distribution of the Great Plague of London, 1665-1666 (litho)
7201755 Geographical distribution of the Great Plague of London, 1665-1666 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

London, 17th Century (woodcut)
7201735 London, 17th Century (woodcut) by English School, (17th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: London, 17th Century)

Man receiving a diagnosis of syphilis (colour litho)
7186233 Man receiving a diagnosis of syphilis (colour litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Man receiving a diagnosis of syphilis)

Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn sending Tokens of Goodwill to the sick Cardinal (engraving)
7179048 Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn sending Tokens of Goodwill to the sick Cardinal (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Aesops Fables: The Sick Lion, the Fox and the Wolf (chromolitho)
7157059 Aesops Fables: The Sick Lion, the Fox and the Wolf (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aesops Fables: The Sick Lion, the Fox and the Wolf)

Deposition, 1507. Oil on Panel
7224995 Deposition, 1507. Oil on Panel. by Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio of Urbino) (1483-1520); Villa Borghese, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Deposition, 1507. Oil on Panel)

Deposition, 1507. Oil on Panel
7224994 Deposition, 1507. Oil on Panel. by Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio of Urbino) (1483-1520); Villa Borghese, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Deposition, 1507. Oil on Panel)

Un tableau de famille (engraving)
7200026 Un tableau de famille (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Un tableau de famille)

Caricature of drinking students (woodcut)
7201476 Caricature of drinking students (woodcut) by German School, (15th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Caricature of drinking students)

Scene from La Malade Imaginaire, play by Moliere (engraving)
7186377 Scene from La Malade Imaginaire, play by Moliere (engraving) by Sylvestre, Joseph-Noel (1847-1926); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scene from La Malade Imaginaire, play by Moliere)

Sick little girl being cared for in hospital (coloured engraving)
7147444 Sick little girl being cared for in hospital (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sick little girl being cared for in hospital)

Enough to sicken a dog (engraving)
7178011 Enough to sicken a dog (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Enough to sicken a dog)

Parable of the rich man and Lazarus the beggar (engraving)
7172457 Parable of the rich man and Lazarus the beggar (engraving) by European School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Parable of the rich man and Lazarus the beggar (Luke 16)

Harrogate, The Great Northern Spa and Health Resort, c 1900 (b / w photo)
7172075 Harrogate, The Great Northern Spa and Health Resort, c 1900 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Harrogate)

India: Puranic Gods, Avatars of Vishnu (engraving)
7152683 India: Puranic Gods, Avatars of Vishnu (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Puranic Gods, Avatars of Vishnu)

Chef sneezing into the soup (colour litho)
7151051 Chef sneezing into the soup (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Comic postcard on a food related theme)

Cushmans Menthol Inhaler, advertisement (chromolitho)
7154221 Cushmans Menthol Inhaler, advertisement (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cushmans Menthol Inhaler)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Difformite; Deformity; Miszbildung (engraving)
7195737 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Difformite; Deformity; Miszbildung (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Difformite; Deformity; Miszbildung)

Olivers Illness (engraving)
7165964 Olivers Illness (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Olivers Illness. Illustration for Child-Pictures from Dickens (Griffith, Farran, Okeden)

Charless Stratton, known as General Tom Thumb, The Smallest Man Alive (b / w photo)
3656544 Charless Stratton, known as General Tom Thumb, The Smallest Man Alive (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charless Stratton)

Hop-Frog by Edgar Allan Poe
3756193 Hop-Frog by Edgar Allan Poe by Rackham, Arthur (1867-1939); (add.info.: Hop-Frog by Edgar Allan Poe. Illustration by Arthur Rackham (1867-1939)

Dwarf girl from the neighbourhood of Mount Pisgah in Undussuma (engraving)
3655656 Dwarf girl from the neighbourhood of Mount Pisgah in Undussuma (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

A little black dwarf was seen making his way through the midst of the blue light (litho)
3655534 A little black dwarf was seen making his way through the midst of the blue light (litho) by Rhead, Louis John (1857-1926); Private Collection; (add.info)

The little black dwarf walked round (litho)
3655526 The little black dwarf walked round (litho) by Rhead, Louis John (1857-1926); Private Collection; (add.info.: The little black dwarf walked round)

Washington Irvings short
3772993 Washington Irvings short by Rackham, Arthur (1867-1939); (add.info.: Washington Irvings short story Rip van Winkle -Illustration by Arthur Rackham, 1904)

Midget (colour litho)
5198407 Midget (colour litho) by Garnier, Jules Arsene (1847-89) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Midget. Illustration for Les Jeux Du Cirque et La Vie Foraine by Hugues Le Roux (Plon)

German tenor Max Alvary as Siegfried in Richard Wagners opera Die Walkure at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
6014117 German tenor Max Alvary as Siegfried in Richard Wagners opera Die Walkure at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London (litho) by Birkenruth

German tenor Julius Lieban as Mime in Richard Wagners opera Siegfried (litho)
6014111 German tenor Julius Lieban as Mime in Richard Wagners opera Siegfried (litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Black Kitchen of Death (colour litho)
6000143 The Black Kitchen of Death (colour litho) by Seitz, Otto (1846-1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Black Kitchen of Death)

Wedding photograph of Charles Sherwood Stratton, American entertainer known as General Tom Thumb, and his wife
6030644 Wedding photograph of Charles Sherwood Stratton, American entertainer known as General Tom Thumb, and his wife, Lavinia Warren

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"Unveiling the Dark Shadow: A Glimpse into Malady's Grasp" In the depths of history, it has left its mark on humanity, a relentless force that knows no bounds. From bleeding patients to processions commemorating deliverance from plague, the haunting echoes of suffering reverberate through time. An engraving from 1632 transports us to Pont-l'Abbé, where a town once ravaged by the plague sought solace in Sainte-Anne d'Auray. The ex-voto stands as a testament to their gratitude for liberation from this merciless affliction. Another scene unfolds before our eyes - two men tending to an old man in a garret during the 18th century. Their weary faces speak volumes about the toll inflicted by maladies that plagued society even then. Corpse bearers depicted in an engraving remind us of the grim reality faced during times of epidemic. The weight they carry is not merely physical; it symbolizes communities burdened with loss and grief. A deformed woman captured in Prague's 1596 engraving reveals yet another facet of malady's reach – how it can manifest physically and emotionally, leaving scars both seen and unseen. Across oceans and continents, famine and typhus wreak havoc on China's countryside. An illustration from "Le petit journal illustre" serves as a stark reminder that maladies know no borders or boundaries – they strike indiscriminately at all walks of life. The Peste de Jaffa engraving transports us back centuries ago when diseases were shrouded in mystery and fear gripped hearts with every outbreak. It reminds us that throughout history, societies have grappled with these invisible adversaries. Tragically, prejudice often accompanied pandemics. In Charles Lahure's hand-colored engraving depicting Black Death-era events unfolding in 1348 France, we witness unspeakable horrors as Jews become scapegoats for the plague's wrath.