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Wounded Collection (page 5)

In the midst of chaos and conflict, the word "wounded" carries a weight that transcends time

Background imageWounded Collection: England - Plate 12. A Greenwich Pensioner with wooden leg leaning on a stick (aquatint)

England - Plate 12. A Greenwich Pensioner with wooden leg leaning on a stick (aquatint)
7342010 England - Plate 12. A Greenwich Pensioner with wooden leg leaning on a stick (aquatint) by Murray, John (19th century); 32.9x24.2 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Background imageWounded Collection: Captain James Lawrence uttering his last words or 'dying command' 'Don't give up the ship

Captain James Lawrence uttering his last words or "dying command" "Don't give up the ship
UIG5419594 Captain James Lawrence uttering his last words or "dying command" "Don't give up the ship!" after being mortally wounded whilst commanding The USS Chesapeake in a

Background imageWounded Collection: Engraving depicting The Red Cross collection the wounded British after the second battle of Teb in

Engraving depicting The Red Cross collection the wounded British after the second battle of Teb in Sudan
UIG5425681 Engraving depicting The Red Cross collection the wounded British after the second battle of Teb in Sudan. Dated 19th Century ©UIG/Leemage

Background imageWounded Collection: Western Front, late 19th century (glass)

Western Front, late 19th century (glass)
7341213 Western Front, late 19th century (glass) by British School, (19th century); 8.2x10.2 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Background imageWounded Collection: Jeanne Blessee Devant Paris (colour litho)

Jeanne Blessee Devant Paris (colour litho)
8629402 Jeanne Blessee Devant Paris (colour litho) by Neziere, Raymond de la (1865-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jeanne Blessee Devant Paris)

Background imageWounded Collection: Angels of Mercy, 1870 (engraving)

Angels of Mercy, 1870 (engraving)
1580780 Angels of Mercy, 1870 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving depicts sisters nursing the wounded. Dated 1870); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageWounded Collection: The Crown Prince Visiting the Wounded, 1870 (engraving)

The Crown Prince Visiting the Wounded, 1870 (engraving)
1580798 The Crown Prince Visiting the Wounded, 1870 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving depicts the Crown Prince Frederick Wilhelm Nikolaus Karl III of Prussia (1831-1888)

Background imageWounded Collection: Russo-Japanese War 1904-1905: General Alexei Nicholaevitch Kouropatkin

Russo-Japanese War 1904-1905: General Alexei Nicholaevitch Kouropatkin, commander of Russian forces in Manchuria
530181 Russo-Japanese War 1904-1905: General Alexei Nicholaevitch Kouropatkin, commander of Russian forces in Manchuria, directing the campaign from his car

Background imageWounded Collection: John Moore (1761-1809) Scottish-born British soldier: Lieut-General, c.1885 (engraving)

John Moore (1761-1809) Scottish-born British soldier: Lieut-General, c.1885 (engraving)
536575 John Moore (1761-1809) Scottish-born British soldier: Lieut-General, c.1885 (engraving); (add.info.: Defeated Soult at Corunna (La Coruna) 16 January 1809 but fatally wounded

Background imageWounded Collection: Death of Sir Philip Sydney, c.1815 (engraving)

Death of Sir Philip Sydney, c.1815 (engraving)
538495 Death of Sir Philip Sydney, c.1815 (engraving); (add.info.: Death of Sir Philip Sydney'. Philip Sidney (1554-1586) English soldier, statesman poet

Background imageWounded Collection: St. Giles Fair, Oxford, 1945 (w/c on paper)

St. Giles Fair, Oxford, 1945 (w/c on paper)
AMO100848 St. Giles Fair, Oxford, 1945 (w/c on paper) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); 37.7x77.8 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Background imageWounded Collection: The Taking of the Malakoff Redoubt (engraving)

The Taking of the Malakoff Redoubt (engraving)
8676725 The Taking of the Malakoff Redoubt (engraving) by Vernet, Horace (1789-1863) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Taking of the Malakoff Redoubt)

Background imageWounded Collection: Work-box, Worm-fence, Wounded, Wringer, Writing, Xebec, Yardstick, Zebra, Zebu, Zibet, Zouave

Work-box, Worm-fence, Wounded, Wringer, Writing, Xebec, Yardstick, Zebra, Zebu, Zibet, Zouave, Zouaves (engraving)
8650085 Work-box, Worm-fence, Wounded, Wringer, Writing, Xebec, Yardstick, Zebra, Zebu, Zibet, Zouave, Zouaves (engraving) by German School

Background imageWounded Collection: Faults on both sides (colour litho)

Faults on both sides (colour litho)
8655823 Faults on both sides (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Faults on both sides. Pirate who has lost an arm and a leg)

Background imageWounded Collection: The pet partridge wounded (colour litho)

The pet partridge wounded (colour litho)
8645888 The pet partridge wounded (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The pet partridge wounded)

Background imageWounded Collection: Winston Churchill in a wheelchair, 1931 (b/w photo)

Winston Churchill in a wheelchair, 1931 (b/w photo)
8626554 Winston Churchill in a wheelchair, 1931 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageWounded Collection: Help the Wounded! Postcard for the St John's Ambulance Malta Centre, 1916 (chromolitho)

Help the Wounded! Postcard for the St John's Ambulance Malta Centre, 1916 (chromolitho)
8677789 Help the Wounded! Postcard for the St John's Ambulance Malta Centre, 1916 (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Help the Wounded)

Background imageWounded Collection: Nerves damaged by war (litho)

Nerves damaged by war (litho)
8664192 Nerves damaged by war (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nerves damaged by war)

Background imageWounded Collection: The Patriotic Envoy (litho)

The Patriotic Envoy (litho)
8661068 The Patriotic Envoy (litho) by Burton, H. M. (20th Century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Patriotic Envoy)

Background imageWounded Collection: The Good Samaritan, c.1842 (oil on fabric)

The Good Samaritan, c.1842 (oil on fabric)
XOS5879731 The Good Samaritan, c.1842 (oil on fabric) by Decamps, Alexandre Gabriel (1803-60); 54x71 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: Painting by Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps)

Background imageWounded Collection: Bertrand in the presence of Richard AD 1199, 1901 (litho)

Bertrand in the presence of Richard AD 1199, 1901 (litho)
1219751 Bertrand in the presence of Richard AD 1199, 1901 (litho); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bertrand de Gourdon aka Pierre (or Peter) Basile, John Sabroz and Dudo

Background imageWounded Collection: The death of Nelson, 21 October 1805, 1807 (oil on canvas)

The death of Nelson, 21 October 1805, 1807 (oil on canvas)
7337990 The death of Nelson, 21 October 1805, 1807 (oil on canvas) by Devis, Arthur William (1762-1822); 195.6x261.6 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Background imageWounded Collection: Looking at the comet till you get a criek in the neck, 1811 (etching)

Looking at the comet till you get a criek in the neck, 1811 (etching)
7340076 Looking at the comet till you get a criek in the neck, 1811 (etching) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); 39.2x26.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Background imageWounded Collection: WW1: Heroic soldier (illustration)

WW1: Heroic soldier (illustration)
8684963 WW1: Heroic soldier (illustration) by Job, pseudonym for Onfray de Breville, Jacques (1858-1931); (add.info.: Events of the war 1914-1918 illustration Job Heroic soldier War events 1914-1918)

Background imageWounded Collection: After the earthquake of Ischia, the wounded being brought to Naples in 1883, Italy

After the earthquake of Ischia, the wounded being brought to Naples in 1883, Italy, historical engraving, 1888
UIG5414327 After the earthquake of Ischia, the wounded being brought to Naples in 1883, Italy, historical engraving, 1888; UIG

Background imageWounded Collection: King Henry II of France

King Henry II of France
5307438 King Henry II of France.; (add.info.: Wood engraving depicting King Henry II of France being fatally wounded during a tournament)

Background imageWounded Collection: The Attack on Sir John Coventry, 1670 (litho)

The Attack on Sir John Coventry, 1670 (litho)
8661386 The Attack on Sir John Coventry, 1670 (litho) by McCormick, Arthur David (1860-1943) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Attack on Sir John Coventry, 1670)

Background imageWounded Collection: Engraving depicting The Red Cross collection the wounded British after the second battle of Teb in

Engraving depicting The Red Cross collection the wounded British after the second battle of Teb in Sudan
UIG5425711 Engraving depicting The Red Cross collection the wounded British after the second battle of Teb in Sudan. Dated 19th Century ©UIG/Leemage

Background imageWounded Collection: Description of the battles on land and at sea, in two volumes

Description of the battles on land and at sea, in two volumes, by the Royal Library of Greenwich and Chelsea
MMM5478584 Description of the battles on land and at sea, in two volumes, by the Royal Library of Greenwich and Chelsea (colour etching) by Dighton, Robert (1752-1814); National Maritime Museum

Background imageWounded Collection: British Royal Navy uniform pants, model from 1795 (wool and linen with copper buttons)

British Royal Navy uniform pants, model from 1795 (wool and linen with copper buttons)
MMM5475222 British Royal Navy uniform pants, model from 1795 (wool and linen with copper buttons); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: British Royal Navy uniform pants, model from 1795)

Background imageWounded Collection: Non-regulatory vest, worn by Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) during the Battle of Trafalgar (1805)

Non-regulatory vest, worn by Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) during the Battle of Trafalgar (1805)
MMM5475156 Non-regulatory vest, worn by Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) during the Battle of Trafalgar (1805), c.1805 (cotton and linen); National Maritime Museum, London

Background imageWounded Collection: Non-regulatory vest, worn by Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) during the Battle of Trafalgar (1805)

Non-regulatory vest, worn by Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) during the Battle of Trafalgar (1805)
MMM5475149 Non-regulatory vest, worn by Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) during the Battle of Trafalgar (1805), c.1805 (cotton and linen); National Maritime Museum, London

Background imageWounded Collection: Non-regulatory vest, worn by Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) during the Battle of Trafalgar (1805)

Non-regulatory vest, worn by Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) during the Battle of Trafalgar (1805)
MMM5475142 Non-regulatory vest, worn by Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) during the Battle of Trafalgar (1805), c.1805 (cotton and linen); National Maritime Museum, London

Background imageWounded Collection: A tragic duel - Cover of 'The Eye of the Police', 1913 (engraving)

A tragic duel - Cover of "The Eye of the Police", 1913 (engraving)
ICA4950519 A tragic duel - Cover of "The Eye of the Police", 1913 (engraving); Private Collection; Photo © Caricadoc

Background imageWounded Collection: Thos Scott [of the] Wager Ward [at Greenwich Hospital], 1843 (coloured lithograph)

Thos Scott [of the] Wager Ward [at Greenwich Hospital], 1843 (coloured lithograph)
7341642 Thos Scott [of the] Wager Ward [at Greenwich Hospital], 1843 (coloured lithograph) by Fairland, Thomas (1804-52); 41.7x27.3 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Background imageWounded Collection: Restoration of the apparently drowned. From The Household Physician, published c.1898 (engraving)

Restoration of the apparently drowned. From The Household Physician, published c.1898 (engraving)
6116653 Restoration of the apparently drowned. From The Household Physician, published c.1898 (engraving); Photo © Ken Welsh. All rights reserved 2024

Background imageWounded Collection: French Foreign legion war wounded soldier after a battle in Morocco 1910

French Foreign legion war wounded soldier after a battle in Morocco 1910
5305185 French Foreign legion war wounded soldier after a battle in Morocco 1910; (add.info.: French Foreign legion war wounded soldier after a battle in Morocco 1910); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageWounded Collection: Charlotte Cecile Furtado, 1850

Charlotte Cecile Furtado, 1850
3480824 Charlotte Cecile Furtado, 1850; (add.info.: Charlotte Cecile Furtado (Furtado-Heine) was a French philanthropist, (1821 and 1896)

Background imageWounded Collection: A duellist wounding his opponent in the ear, 1850

A duellist wounding his opponent in the ear, 1850
3478285 A duellist wounding his opponent in the ear, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a duellist wounding his opponent in the ear)

Background imageWounded Collection: Captain Franklin Bixby 18th Connecticut Volunteers

Captain Franklin Bixby 18th Connecticut Volunteers
3056325 Captain Franklin Bixby 18th Connecticut Volunteers; Private Collection; (add.info.: American Civil War; Captain Franklin Bixby 18th Connecticut Volunteers, wounded at Snicker's Ford, Va)

Background imageWounded Collection: colour - printed wood engraving of Joan of Arc

colour - printed wood engraving of Joan of Arc
2603954 colour - printed wood engraving of Joan of Arc; (add.info.: Joan of Arc (c1412 - 1431) French patriot and martyr, wounded and captured while trying to relieve Compiegne

Background imageWounded Collection: Portrait of Saint Sebastiao (St Sebastian) 1530 (painting)

Portrait of Saint Sebastiao (St Sebastian) 1530 (painting)
2600232 Portrait of Saint Sebastiao (St Sebastian) 1530 (painting); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageWounded Collection: Colour medicine label

Colour medicine label
2626801 Colour medicine label; (add.info.: American Civil War 1862; Patent medicine label showing one man treating another man's wound.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageWounded Collection: General Cambronne at the Battle of Waterloo (1815). c.1900 (chromo)

General Cambronne at the Battle of Waterloo (1815). c.1900 (chromo)
2636203 General Cambronne at the Battle of Waterloo (1815). c.1900 (chromo); Private Collection; (add.info.: History. France. French First Empire)

Background imageWounded Collection: Wounded Prussian Soldiers on Their Way to the Rear, 1870 (engraving)

Wounded Prussian Soldiers on Their Way to the Rear, 1870 (engraving)
1580774 Wounded Prussian Soldiers on Their Way to the Rear, 1870 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving depicts wounded Prussian soldiers resting on their way to the rear)

Background imageWounded Collection: Arrival of the Wounded, 1870 (engraving)

Arrival of the Wounded, 1870 (engraving)
1580794 Arrival of the Wounded, 1870 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving depicts a scene at a railway station on the arrival of a train with wounded soldiers. Dated 1870); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageWounded Collection: The fight at the bridge of Melazzo, 1860 (engraving)

The fight at the bridge of Melazzo, 1860 (engraving)
1579615 The fight at the bridge of Melazzo, 1860 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving depicting the fight at the bridge of Melazzo. Dated 1860.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageWounded Collection: Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, 1854

Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, 1854
1581414 Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, 1854; (add.info.: Queen Victoria and Prince Albert visit casualties from the Crimean War in a London hospital.); Universal History Archive/UIG




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In the midst of chaos and conflict, the word "wounded" carries a weight that transcends time. From the poignant illustration of "Good-bye, Old Man" by Fortunio Matania in 1922 to the haunting images of World War One soldiers adorned with their regiment badges, we are reminded of the sacrifices made on the battlefield. The death of Nelson at West signifies not only a loss for his crew but also a symbol of bravery and honor. Silhouettes etched against war's backdrop depict wounded soldiers receiving vital medical care during WW1, highlighting both resilience and compassion. The indomitable spirit embodied by Florence Nightingale, known as "The Lady With The Lamp, " shines through as she tended to wounded soldiers in their darkest hours. Piper Findlater's heroic act leading to winning the V. C. At Dargai in 1897 showcases unwavering courage amidst adversity. Captain Noel Godfrey Chavasse's remarkable valor earns him recognition with the VC medal—a testament to selflessness and heroism beyond measure. Admiral Nelson and Captain Hardy's bond during Trafalgar exemplifies loyalty even amid dire circumstances. Greek vase painting immortalizes Achilles and Patroclus' deep connection—reminding us that even warriors can be vulnerable when faced with wounds inflicted by both physical battles and matters of the heart. Matania captures an Advanced Dressing Station on Western Front—an image that encapsulates pain mingled with hope as injured soldiers receive critical aid from dedicated medical professionals donned in white—their comrades in healing. John Trumbull's depiction portrays Gibraltar garrison making a daring sortie in 1789—a reminder that wounds endured for noble causes echo throughout history—etched forever into our collective memory. "Wounded" evokes emotions ranging from sorrow to admiration; it is a stark reminder of sacrifice, resilience, bravery, compassion, camaraderie—and above all else—the enduring human spirit.