Sick Collection (page 3)

Mail, iron and wood clip during the Plague, 17th century
JEB4857923 Mail, iron and wood clip during the Plague, 17th century.; (add.info.: Mail, iron and wood clip during the Plague, 17th century.); © Jean Bernard. All rights reserved 2023

A weaver manages to capture and neutralize a rabid dog, 1887 (illustration)
ELD4834463 A weaver manages to capture and neutralize a rabid dog, 1887 (illustration); Private Collection; (add.info.: A weaver manages to capture and neutralize a rabid dog)

The charitable widow Pijonnat helping a homeless old worker, 1887 (illustration)
ELD4834559 The charitable widow Pijonnat helping a homeless old worker, 1887 (illustration); Private Collection; (add.info)

Germany, vaccination certificate, for Carsten Petersen, 2 1/2 years old, the vaccination was on the 3. 6
UTD4917579 Germany, vaccination certificate, for Carsten Petersen, 2 1/2 years old, the vaccination was on the 3. 6. 1833 against smallpox, the document is from the 7. 6

Great outbreak of plague of 1348: flagellants circulating in rural areas and villages by disease
ELD4852458 Great outbreak of plague of 1348: flagellants circulating in rural areas and villages by disease. Late 19th century (chromolithograph); Private Collection; Photo © The Holbarn Archive

French friars Recollects caring to the plague victims, 1650. 19th century (engraving)
ELD4903773 French friars Recollects caring to the plague victims, 1650. 19th century (engraving); Private Collection; Photo © The Holbarn Archive

French map of the Transvaal at the outbreak of the Boer War in South Africa, 1899
3479681 French map of the Transvaal at the outbreak of the Boer War in South Africa, 1899; Universal History Archive/UIG

Government visiting hospital during cholera epidemic
2603949 Government visiting hospital during cholera epidemic; (add.info.: Cholera epidemic in Naples, Italy. Government ministers visiting a hospital. Wood engraving published Paris 1884)

Sick of the property tax or ministerial influnza': Prince Regent (later George IV)
527969 Sick of the property tax or ministerial influnza': Prince Regent (later George IV) gouty and on crutches labelled More Money, and Increase in Income

Bubonic plague. 19th century (engraving)
672877 Bubonic plague. 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Bubonic plague is a zoonotic disease, circulating mainly among small rodents and their fleas.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Depiction of Influenza. 19th century (engraving)
672873 Depiction of Influenza. 19th century (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG

Doctor examining woman with Cholera. 19th century (engraving)
672864 Doctor examining woman with Cholera. 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Cholera is an infection of the small intestine caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae)

Christ healing the man sick of the palsy. Matthew 9. From Gustave Dore's illustrated Bible 1866. Wood engraving
537155 Christ healing the man sick of the palsy. Matthew 9. From Gustave Dore's illustrated Bible 1866. Wood engraving; (add.info.: Christ healing the man sick of the palsy. Matthew 9)

Bubonic plague. 19th century (engraving)
672847 Bubonic plague. 19th century (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG

The harvest of the estorax, a tree from Arabia, good against weakness and frigidity of the stomach
AIS5378747 The harvest of the estorax, a tree from Arabia, good against weakness and frigidity of the stomach, painted miniature in "De Natura Rerum" by Thomas de Cantimpre (1201-1276)

Ophthalmology: medical plate showing the different diseases of the eye. Plate from a work by the physician Johannes de
AIS5377043 Ophthalmology: medical plate showing the different diseases of the eye. Plate from a work by the physician Johannes de Gorter (1689-1762) 1780; Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid

The effects of Cholera in Egypt
5311897 The effects of Cholera in Egypt; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the effects of Cholera in Egypt, as a result of water polluted by a diseased carcass)

Smallpox epidemic, New York, 19th century
6317601 Smallpox epidemic, New York, 19th century; (add.info.: Isolation of homeless men during a smallpox epidemic in New York, USA in the late 19th century)

An engraving depicting a dying patient and visitor screened off from the ward
5311237 An engraving depicting a dying patient and visitor screened off from the ward. Handle suspended on a rope to help the patient to sit up

An engraving depicting a quarantine station after an outbreak of Cholera in Marseilles harbour, France
5310711 An engraving depicting a quarantine station after an outbreak of Cholera in Marseilles harbour, France. In the first week in July the mortality rate was 24 per day

Cartoon commenting on the widespread use of opiates - a sick baby is left alone crying in her crib
5308818 Cartoon commenting on the widespread use of opiates - a sick baby is left alone crying in her crib, whilst her parents are away using opiates

Woman suspected of carrying cholera
7301613 Woman suspected of carrying cholera; Private Collection; (add.info.: A woman suspected of carrying cholera is taken from her house on Second Avenue, New York, to an ambulance)

Elephantiasis, 1832 (engraving)
7293216 Elephantiasis, 1832 (engraving); (add.info.: Medicine. Dermatology. Elephantiasis. Engraving in: Monographie des dermatoses, de J.L. Alibert, France, 1832.); Photo: © Archives Charmet

Carlos J. Finlay, epidemiologist who pioneered in yellow fever research
NWI4949640 Carlos J. Finlay, epidemiologist who pioneered in yellow fever research.; (add.info.: Carlos J. Finlay, epidemiologist who pioneered in yellow fever research)

Saint Charles Borromeo (San Carlo Borromeo) - portrait by Figino
GIA5033671 Saint Charles Borromeo (San Carlo Borromeo) - portrait by Figino.; (add.info.: Saint Charles Borromeo (San Carlo Borromeo) - portrait by Figino.); © Giancarlo Costa

Representation of Saint Antoninus of Florence (Antonino Pierozzi of Forciglioni) (1389-1459)
ELD4909698 Representation of Saint Antoninus of Florence (Antonino Pierozzi of Forciglioni) (1389-1459) blessing the victims of the plague around 1448

Disturbed inmate, 1889
3479379 Disturbed inmate, 1889; (add.info.: Disturbed inmate of Woking jail placed in the padded cell. 7th September 1889.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Two drunks
3478289 Two drunks; (add.info.: Woodcut print depicting two drunks, one of which is throwing up. Dated 17th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Native american shaman, c.1850 (illustration)
8698416 Native american shaman, c.1850 (illustration) by Eastman, Seth (1808-1875); (add.info.: Paranormal. Native american shaman)

Engraving depicting a wealthy woman visiting her physician, 19th century
5309484 Engraving depicting a wealthy woman visiting her physician, 19th century; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a wealthy woman visiting her physician)

Engraving depicting a private nurse tending to her patient, 19th century
5309445 Engraving depicting a private nurse tending to her patient, 19th century; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a private nurse tending to her patient)

Cross section of a a muscle with cancer, 1867 (engraving)
8766935 Cross section of a a muscle with cancer, 1867 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cross section of a a muscle with cancer. ( Dr. Jaccoud dictionary. 1867)

A physician visit in the countryside, 1868 (etching)
8766892 A physician visit in the countryside, 1868 (etching); Private Collection; (add.info.: A physician visit in the countryside. Old engraving ( etching ) in 1868 1868); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis

Sea Adventure: The last fight of the "Revenge" (colour litho)
8668733 Sea Adventure: The last fight of the "Revenge" (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Poor Man's Friend': Cartoon by John Leech from Punch, London, February 1845
527863 The Poor Man's Friend': Cartoon by John Leech from Punch, London, February 1845, showing Death as the friend of the old or sick unemployed manual labourer

Consigning bodies of the plague to a communal grave in the plague pit - Plague of London, 1665
540521 Consigning bodies of the plague to a communal grave in the plague pit - Plague of London, 1665. 19th century (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG

Cholera. 19th century (engraving)
672863 Cholera. 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Cholera is an infection of the small intestine caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae, The main symptoms are profuse)

People boarding on train. 19th century (engraving)
672852 People boarding on train. 19th century (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG

Cholera. 19th century (engraving)
672827 Cholera. 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Cholera is an infection of the small intestine caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae, The main symptoms are profuse)

Plague in Marseille, France, 1720 : bishop Belsunce de Castelmoron, 19th century (engraving)
1737166 Plague in Marseille, France, 1720 : bishop Belsunce de Castelmoron, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Plague in Marseille, France, 1720 : bishop Belsunce de Castelmoron)

team room and boiler train during the epidemy of sweating sickness, France, late 19th century, engraving
1737165 team room and boiler train during the epidemy of sweating sickness, France, late 19th century, engraving; (add.info.: Steam room and boiler train during the epidemy of sweating sickness)

Charles Ledger, British alpaca farmer (engraving)
8676950 Charles Ledger, British alpaca farmer (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charles Ledger (1818-1905)

Advertisement for Genasprin, safeguard against the Influenza, 1919 (litho)
8636032 Advertisement for Genasprin, safeguard against the Influenza, 1919 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertisement for Genasprin)

Advertisement for Sanatogen, The Genuine Food-Tonic after Infuenza, 1919 (litho)
8636026 Advertisement for Sanatogen, The Genuine Food-Tonic after Infuenza, 1919 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertisement for Sanatogen)

St Francis Sick in the Bishop's Palace at Assisi (colour litho)
8633789 St Francis Sick in the Bishop's Palace at Assisi (colour litho) by Burnand, Eugene (1850-1921) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Tito Carbone, the pathologist who died giving the world information about Malta Fever, 1904 (litho)
8673169 Tito Carbone, the pathologist who died giving the world information about Malta Fever, 1904 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tito Carbone)

Dreadful case of hydrophobia at Saratoga, a large dog attacks a lady just dressed for dinner (engraving)
8643245 Dreadful case of hydrophobia at Saratoga, a large dog attacks a lady just dressed for dinner (engraving) by English School

A week in England (colour litho)
8655889 A week in England (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A week in England. Man and woman getting soaked in the rain)

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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.