Plague Collection (#6)

A Cloaked Figure Passing Through the Street (at the Time of the Plague in London), published December 1, 1861

Spoon Commemorating the London Plague, Wokingham, c. 1665. Creator: Unknown
Spoon Commemorating the London Plague, Wokingham, c. 1665

July, from The Medallion Months, Brussels, before 1528. Creator: Unknown
July, from The Medallion Months, Brussels, before 1528. Harvest scene with Runcina, the goddess of weeding or mowing in Roman mythology. In the circular frame are the signs of the zodiac

The Plague in the Reign of David, 1675 / 1700. Creator: Guy-Louis Vernansal
The Plague in the Reign of David, 1675/1700

Procession of Saint Charles Borromeo during the plague of Milan, 1861. Found in the Collection of the Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Scene from the life of Saint Roch, 1517. Creator: Orley, Everaert (Everard), van (c
Scene from the life of Saint Roch, 1517. Found in the Collection of the Sint-Jacobskerk, Antwerpen

Saint Michael Vanquishing the Likhoradkas, with Saint Sisinius, Second Half of the 17th cen. Found in the Collection of the Petit Palais, Musee des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris

Saint Roch attending the Venice plague-victims in the Lazaretto. Private Collection

Isola del Lazzaretto Vecchio, Second Half of the 18th cen. Private Collection

Isolario veneto, XII. Isola del Lazzaretto Vecchio, 1777. Private Collection

Lazzaretto Nuovo on a map of 17th century. Creator: Historical Document
Lazzaretto Nuovo on a map of 17th century. Found in the Collection of the Polo Museale Veneto

The Plague of Locusts (engraving)
5218315 The Plague of Locusts (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Plague of Locusts)

Plaie des sauterelles (engraving)
3625772 Plaie des sauterelles (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Plaie des sauterelles)

The plague in London, 1641 (engraving)
3629241 The plague in London, 1641 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The plague in London, 1641)

Il Tramonto (The Sunset), 1506-10 (oil on canvas)
3709993 Il Tramonto (The Sunset), 1506-10 (oil on canvas) by Giorgione, (Giorgio da Castelfranco) (1476/8-1510); 73.3x91.4 cm; National Gallery, London

The Plague, 1898 (tempera on panel)
3588558 The Plague, 1898 (tempera on panel) by Bocklin, Arnold (1827-1901); 149.8x105.1 cm; Kunstmuseum, Basel, Switzerland; (add.info.: inspired by news of the plague in Bombay); Swiss

Saint Anne with the Virgin and Child, Saint James the Great
3740438 Saint Anne with the Virgin and Child, Saint James the Great and Saint Roch as Intercessors for Mankind Ridden by the Plague, 1514-15 (mixed media on canvas) by Deutsch

The first news of the plague (engraving)
6013294 The first news of the plague (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The first news of the plague)

The first news of the plague (engraving)
5995140 The first news of the plague (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The first news of the plague)

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)

Napoleon: Peste de Jaffa, Plague at Jaffa (engraving)
5999246 Napoleon: Peste de Jaffa, Plague at Jaffa (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Peste de Jaffa, Plague at Jaffa)

The Plague (engraving)
6317589 The Plague (engraving) by Raimondi, Marcantonio (1480-1534) (after); (add.info.: The Plague. After an engraving by Marcantonio Raimondi, from a work by Raphael.); Photo eKen Welsh; Italian

The Plague at Bombay, Natives at the Victoria Station leaving the Town by Special Train (litho)
1036732 The Plague at Bombay, Natives at the Victoria Station leaving the Town by Special Train (litho) by Johnson, Herbert (1848-1906); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Plague at Bombay)

The Late Dr Camara Pestana (engraving)
1043371 The Late Dr Camara Pestana (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Late Dr Camara Pestana)

The Plague at Hong Kong, in the Mens Ward of the Glass Works, Kennedy Town
1047978 The Plague at Hong Kong, in the Mens Ward of the Glass Works, Kennedy Town, Temporarily used as a Hospital (b/w photo) by English photographer

The Cholera in St Petersburg, a Procession of Priests going to the Spasski Church to pray for the Cessation of
1047615 The Cholera in St Petersburg, a Procession of Priests going to the Spasski Church to pray for the Cessation of the Plague (engraving) by English School

Saint Charles carrying the Holy Nail in Procession during the Plague (oil on canvas)
703349 Saint Charles carrying the Holy Nail in Procession during the Plague (oil on canvas) by Cortona, Pietro da (Berrettini) (1596-1669); San Carlo ai Catinari, Rome

The Great Plague 1348 AD, c. 1950 (litho)
1122716 The Great Plague 1348 AD, c.1950 (litho) by Valda, John Harris (d.1941); Private Collection; (add.info.: Newnes Pictorial Knowledge published by George Newnes Limited c.1950); English

Saint Roch, c. 1730-35 (oil on canvas)
488217 Saint Roch, c.1730-35 (oil on canvas) by Tiepolo, Giovanni Battista (Giambattista) (1696-1770); 43.82 x 32.7 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN, USA; (add.info.: Saint Roch)

illustration for The Plague of London (1665) for William Harrison Ainsworth Old Saint
537080 illustration for The Plague of London (1665) for William Harrison Ainsworth Old Saint Paul s, London 1855 (first published 1841) (engraving) by Franklin

Solomon Eagle denouncing the City (engraving)
725521 Solomon Eagle denouncing the City (engraving) by Franklin, John (c.1800-c.1868); Private Collection; (add.info.: Solomon Eagle denouncing the City)

Saint Pauls converted into a Pest House (engraving)
725517 Saint Pauls converted into a Pest House (engraving) by Franklin, John (c.1800-c.1868); Private Collection; (add.info.: Saint Pauls converted into a Pest House)

The Algerian plague (colour litho)
2818200 The Algerian plague (colour litho) by Meyer, Henri (1841-99) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Algerian plague. An invasion of locusts. Le fleau Algerien. Invasion de sauterelles)

Costume de medecin en temps d epidemie (engraving)
2788021 Costume de medecin en temps d epidemie (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Costume de medecin en temps d epidemie)

La Voyageuse Noire (engraving)
2783287 La Voyageuse Noire (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: La Voyageuse Noire. Illustration for Journal Des Voyages, 9 March 1879.); © Look and Learn

Precautions taken against the plague in Japan, 1908
An example to India: exterminating the microbe-carrying rat. Remarkable precautions taken against the plague in Japan. Photographs include sorting

The Black Plague in China (b / w photo)
1604891 The Black Plague in China (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Black Plague in China)

Poona, as a City of Refuge from the Plague at Bombay (b / w photo)
1597100 Poona, as a City of Refuge from the Plague at Bombay (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Poona, as a City of Refuge from the Plague at Bombay)

The Plague in Bombay, Views of the Town (b / w photo)
1597054 The Plague in Bombay, Views of the Town (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Plague in Bombay, Views of the Town)

The Five Houses
These -Five Houses - were built in, what was then, the rural Tuttle Fields (now Tothill Fields) as pest-houses for victims of the plague of 1665. Date: 1875

MS Vol. 137 f. 136v The Procession of Pope Gregory I (c
SJS109699 MS Vol. 137 f.136v The Procession of Pope Gregory I (c.540-604) through Rome in 590, from the litanies of a Book of Hours, French, early 16th century (vellum) by French School

Sickbed with a pox victim, illustration from a medical treatise by Paracelsus (1493-1541
BAL145751 Sickbed with a pox victim, illustration from a medical treatise by Paracelsus (1493-1541) pub. 1553 (woodcut) (b/w photo) by Flemish School, (16th century); Private Collection; Flemish

St Roch curing the plague-stricken (oil on canvas)
PCT164406 St Roch curing the plague-stricken (oil on canvas) by Gamelin, Jacques (1738-1803); 160x200 cm. cm; Eglise Saint-Vincent, Carcassonne

Suffering Man, detail from the reverse of the Isenheim Altarpiece, c. 1510-15 (oil on panel)
XJL62329 Suffering Man, detail from the reverse of the Isenheim Altarpiece, c.1510-15 (oil on panel) by Grunewald, Matthias (Mathis Nithart Gothart) (c.1480-1528); Musee d Unterlinden, Colmar, France

Black Death at Tournai, 1349 (see also 33793)
XTD69827 Black Death at Tournai, 1349 (see also 33793) by Le Muisit, Gilles (1272-1352); Bibliotheque Royale de Belgique, Brussels, Belgium; Flemish, out of copyright

The Lion and the Midge, and the Animals Sick of the Plague
2562795 The Lion and the Midge, and the Animals Sick of the Plague, from Fables de La Fontaine (coloured engraving) by French School

a mort etranglant un pestifere - Death Strangling a Victim of the Plague - Miniature
FIA5401466 a mort etranglant un pestifere - Death Strangling a Victim of the Plague - Miniature extraite du codex Stini, Boheme, 14eme siecle - Aquarelle sue parchemin - University Library

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"Unveiling the Dark Shadows: A Glimpse into the Plague's Grip on Humanity" In Bruegel's haunting masterpiece, "Triumph of Death, " we witness a chilling portrayal of the devastating plague that ravaged Europe in the 16th century. The artist's tempera on panel captures the grim reality and despair that engulfed communities during this time. Amidst this chaos, Schistocerca gregaria, also known as desert locusts, added to the misery by descending upon already weakened populations, exacerbating hunger and suffering. These swarms became harbingers of doom, symbolizing nature's merciless onslaught. The image of a plague doctor from the 18th century emerges—a figure shrouded in protective dress with an eerie beaked mask. This peculiar attire aimed to shield physicians from contagion but also instilled fear among those they sought to aid. Hans Holbein's woodcut from "The Dance of Death" series further illustrates mankind's futile struggle against death itself. In "Death and the Soldier, " mortality triumphs over strength and valor, reminding us that no one is spared when plagued by disease. Yersinia pestis bacteria come into focus through a colored TEM image—tiny organisms responsible for spreading bubonic plague across continents. Alexandre Yersin played a pivotal role in identifying these deadly microbes and developing treatments to combat their wrath. As we delve deeper into history, images emerge depicting brave souls collecting plague victims—an arduous task fraught with danger yet driven by compassion. Their selfless acts embody humanity’s resilience even amidst unimaginable horrors. Giovanni Battista Tiepolo portrays Saint Thecla fervently praying for those afflicted by this scourge in his painting from 1758-59. Her unwavering faith serves as a beacon of hope amid darkness—a reminder that solace can be found even in times of great distress.