Sick Collection (#11)

The Last Judgement and the Seven Works of Mercy, right hand panel (oil on panel)
471093 The Last Judgement and the Seven Works of Mercy, right hand panel (oil on panel) by Orley, Bernard van (c.1488-1541); Sint-Janshospitaal, Bruges

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)

Saint Eligius helps the lame and buries the dead (oil on panel)
471556 Saint Eligius helps the lame and buries the dead (oil on panel) by Francken or Franck, Ambrosius the Elder (1544-1618); 260x89 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp

The Miracles of Our Lady of the Potterie (tapestry)
490300 The Miracles of Our Lady of the Potterie (tapestry) by Flemish School; Groeningemuseum, Bruges, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

Detail of The Wards at Saint John's Hospital, 1778 (oil on canvas)
490196 Detail of The Wards at Saint John's Hospital, 1778 (oil on canvas) by Beerblock, Johannes (1739-1806); Groeningemuseum, Bruges

The Pharmacy at Saint-John's Hospital (oil on panel)
490163 The Pharmacy at Saint-John's Hospital (oil on panel) by Bree, Philipe Jacques van (1786-1871); 90x110 cm; Groeningemuseum, Bruges, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

Detail of The Wards at Saint John's Hospital, 1778 (oil on canvas)
490192 Detail of The Wards at Saint John's Hospital, 1778 (oil on canvas) by Beerblock, Johannes (1739-1806); Groeningemuseum, Bruges

My Ill Grandfather, 1894 (oil on canvas)
471244 My Ill Grandfather, 1894 (oil on canvas) by Evenepoel, Henri Jacques Edouard (1872-99); 17x27 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

The Booze Fool, 1660-86 (brush and Indian ink on paper)
7308552 The Booze Fool, 1660-86 (brush and Indian ink on paper) by Stettler, Wilhelm (1643-1708); 11.5x10.5 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

She covers the whole country, 1904 (pencil, w/c, charcoal & crayon)
7305589 She covers the whole country, 1904 (pencil, w/c, charcoal & crayon) by Kittelsen, Theodor Severin (1857-1914); 65x52 cm; Nasjonalmuseet, Oslo

Animals stricken by cattle plague. Rinderpest
7301602 Animals stricken by cattle plague. Rinderpest. by Leslie, Frank (1821-80); Private Collection; (add.info.: Members of the New York Board of Health examine animals stricken by cattle plague)

Exercise for rescuing fire patients in a Berlin hospital, fire brigade, Germany, fire drill
7279105 Exercise for rescuing fire patients in a Berlin hospital, fire brigade, Germany, fire drill by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The flooded colliery in Troedyrhiw, in hospital meeting of George Jenkins and his family
7279388 The flooded colliery in Troedyrhiw, in hospital meeting of George Jenkins and his family by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The flooded colliery in Troedyrhiw)

Production of the plague vaccine at the Pasteur Institute in Paris, here Emile Roux, France
7279566 Production of the plague vaccine at the Pasteur Institute in Paris, here Emile Roux, France by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The spa doctor receives his patients in Thuringia, Germany
7279605 The spa doctor receives his patients in Thuringia, Germany by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The spa doctor receives his patients in Thuringia, Germany)

At the Sickbed, Mother Watching at the Bedside of the Sick Child, 1881, France
7279215 At the Sickbed, Mother Watching at the Bedside of the Sick Child, 1881, France by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: At the Sickbed)

Symbolic photo for Ash Wednesday
7279860 Symbolic photo for Ash Wednesday by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Symbolic photo for Ash Wednesday)

An accident at a military horse show, military riding
7279730 An accident at a military horse show, military riding by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: An accident at a military horse show, military riding)

The Fatal Effect of the Plague of 1665
7301629 The Fatal Effect of the Plague of 1665. by Smirke, Robert (1752-1845) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Fatal Effect of the Plague of 1665)

Poster for opera Adriana Lecouvreur, by Francesco Cilea (1866-1950), 1900 (poster)
FGL5468931 Poster for opera Adriana Lecouvreur, by Francesco Cilea (1866-1950), 1900 (poster) by Villa, Aleardo (1865-1906); (add.info.: Milan)

After the Crisis, Fever Decline, Health, Child Concern
7279057 After the Crisis, Fever Decline, Health, Child Concern by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: After the Crisis, Fever Decline, Health, Child Concern)

The History of Saint Anthony the Great, A beggar urges the sick King of Palestine to send food to St
885023 The History of Saint Anthony the Great, A beggar urges the sick King of Palestine to send food to St. Anthony (top); arrival of camels with food (bottom), 1340 (tempera on wood) by Bologna

A plague scene at right, a man at left holding a torch illuminating part of the sce... ca. 1515-16
A plague scene at right, a man at left holding a torch illuminating part of the scene at left, ill people at the right, ca. 1515-16

The Fainting Fit, 1894 (litho on cream wove paper)
5860540 The Fainting Fit, 1894 (litho on cream wove paper) by Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri de (1864-1901); 38.2--28.1 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL

Syphilis, The Two Faces of Love, 1851 (engraving)
1700741 Syphilis, The Two Faces of Love, 1851 (engraving) by Belin, Auguste (19th century); (add.info.: The two faces of love : the syphilis, engraving by Belin et Deschamps, 1851)

Procession commemorating the town of Pont-l Abbe delivered from the plague in the year 1632 - ex-voto of Sainte-Anne d
LSE4096969 Procession commemorating the town of Pont-l Abbe delivered from the plague in the year 1632 - ex-voto of Sainte-Anne d Auray by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Basilica

You must conceal nothing from me (colour litho)
3642830 You must conceal nothing from me (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: You must conceal nothing from me)

Two men at the bedside of an old man in a garret, 18th century. 1791 (engraving)
7234864 Two men at the bedside of an old man in a garret, 18th century. 1791 (engraving) by Chodowiecki, Daniel Nikolaus (1726-1801); Private Collection; (add.info)

Corpse bearers during the Plague (engraving)
7200122 Corpse bearers during the Plague (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Corpse bearers during the Plague)

Electrotherapy of the Salpetriere, here the electric baths and localized electrification in 1887 (engraving)
XEE3614285 Electrotherapy of the Salpetriere, here the electric baths and localized electrification in 1887 (engraving) by Vierge, Daniel Urrabieta (1851-1904); Private Collection; Stefano Bianchetti

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)

Peste de Jaffa (engraving)
7179428 Peste de Jaffa (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Peste de Jaffa. Illustration for Dictionnaire Populaire Illustre by Decembre-Alonnier (c 1880)

Outbreak of the plague in London, 1641 (woodcut)
7201737 Outbreak of the plague in London, 1641 (woodcut) by English School, (17th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Outbreak of the plague in London, 1641)

View of the manner of burying the dead Bodies at Holy-well mount during the dreadful Plague in 1665 (engraving)
3103756 View of the manner of burying the dead Bodies at Holy-well mount during the dreadful Plague in 1665 (engraving) by English School

Tristan and Isalde in the Baumgarten, 1837 (engraving)
7273660 Tristan and Isalde in the Baumgarten, 1837 (engraving); 13.2x9.5 cm; JMK Archiv, Bremen, Germany; (add.info.: Illustration from the folk books, " 13 & 14)

Electrotherapy at the Salpetriere: diagnosis by Dr. Vigouroux in 1887 (engraving)
XEE3614284 Electrotherapy at the Salpetriere: diagnosis by Dr. Vigouroux in 1887 (engraving) by Vierge, Daniel Urrabieta (1851-1904); Private Collection; Stefano Bianchetti

Rabbit corpses killed by chickens cholera microbe. Experience of Mme widow Pommery in Champagne
XEE4134466 Rabbit corpses killed by chickens cholera microbe. Experience of Mme widow Pommery in Champagne. (From a phtograph of Mr. Trumpet and information communicated by Mr. L. Pommery)

Martin El Humano, (1356-1410) King of Catalonia and Aragon from the St. Severo Altarpiece
IND47264 Martin El Humano, (1356-1410) King of Catalonia and Aragon from the St. Severo Altarpiece, 1541-42 (oil on canvas) (detail) by Nunyes, Pedro (fl.1513-56) and Fernandes

The Tale Red Riding Hood, page from Stories or Tales of the Past. With Moralites by Charles Perrault
3482441 The Tale Red Riding Hood, page from Stories or Tales of the Past. With Moralites by Charles Perrault, Paris: Claude Barbin, 1697 (print & woodcut on paper) by Clouzier

Letter by George Cruikshank to his friend Mr. Auldjo, dated 4th April 1840
878602 Letter by George Cruikshank to his friend Mr. Auldjo, dated 4th April 1840, containing a sketch which shows a lack of progress in the artists illness. George Cruikshank, 1792 - 1878

193-0082133 To the Count Palatine (or Count of the Palate), plate 33 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching)
IND81652 193-0082133 To the Count Palatine (or Count of the Palate), plate 33 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching) by Goya y Lucientes

The Triumph of Death. Allegorical representation of Death with a fake on a hitch, corpses lie on the ground
JLJ4593424 The Triumph of Death. Allegorical representation of Death with a fake on a hitch, corpses lie on the ground. Miniature from " Triumphs

Fol. 49. r Christ Heals a Leper (vellum)
ALI142336 Fol.49.r Christ Heals a Leper (vellum) by Italian School, (15th century); Biblioteca Reale, Turin, Piedmont, Italy; (add.info.: Codex de Predis; ); Alinari

Cheerful Agony, the American banker Walker poisoned by mistake incurably, dies between music and flowers (Colour Litho)
2815549 Cheerful Agony, the American banker Walker poisoned by mistake incurably, dies between music and flowers (Colour Litho) by Beltrame

Wretched alpine trip to Val Brembana, the transport of the wounded to Bergamo after three remaining... (colour litho)
2815291 Wretched alpine trip to Val Brembana, the transport of the wounded to Bergamo after three remaining... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Troubles in Astrakhan (colour litho)
2818313 Troubles in Astrakhan (colour litho) by Meyer, Henri (1841-99) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Troubles in Astrakhan. Riots during an outbreal of cholera in Russia)

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In the somber painting "Young Woman on her Death Bed, 1621, " we witness a poignant scene of suffering and fragility. The artist's brushstrokes capture the pale complexion and hollow eyes of a young woman, whose life hangs by a thread. As she lies in Whipps Cross Hospital, Essex, surrounded by medical professionals dedicated to her care, one can only hope for a miraculous recovery. Centuries later, in Batoni's masterpiece "Return of the Prodigal Son, 1773, " we find solace in the power of forgiveness and redemption. Amidst this tale of reconciliation between father and son, illness may have played its part as well. Perhaps it was an ailment that led the prodigal son astray before finding his way back home. The walls of West Ham Infirmary at Whipps Cross bear witness to countless stories etched into their bricks – tales filled with pain but also resilience. In Stobhill Hospital in Springburn or St Lawrences Hospital in Caterham, patients fought battles against sickness with unwavering determination. Even death itself is depicted through art's lens; "The Young Girl and Death" portrays an ethereal encounter between innocence and mortality around 1900. This haunting oil painting reminds us that illness does not discriminate based on age or circumstance. History intertwines with sickness too; during World War II's Teheran conference in 1943 captured in black-and-white photography, Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill convened amidst global turmoil while hospitals like South Eastern Fever Hospital stood as beacons of hope for those afflicted by disease. From P. D. S. A ambulances rushing through busy streets to Great Ormond Street Hospital offering specialized care to children battling illnesses - these institutions become symbols of compassion amid adversity. Through all these snapshots from different eras - whether it be Roosevelts' era or centuries prior - one thing remains constant: our collective resilience in the face of sickness.