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Wounded Collection (#7)

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

Background imageWounded Collection: Wounded Russian soldiers, Manchuria, Russo-Japanese War, 1904 (litho)

Wounded Russian soldiers, Manchuria, Russo-Japanese War, 1904 (litho)
8655581 Wounded Russian soldiers, Manchuria, Russo-Japanese War, 1904 (litho) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wounded Russian soldiers, Manchuria)

Background imageWounded Collection: Return of Russian soldiers wounded in the Russo-Japanese War, St Petersburg, 1904 (litho)

Return of Russian soldiers wounded in the Russo-Japanese War, St Petersburg, 1904 (litho)
8655573 Return of Russian soldiers wounded in the Russo-Japanese War, St Petersburg, 1904 (litho) by Thiriat, Paul (1868-1943); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageWounded Collection: In time of peace (engraving)

In time of peace (engraving)
8672563 In time of peace (engraving) by Bundy, Edgar (1862-1922) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: In time of peace. After the English Civil War, a woman with a baby)

Background imageWounded Collection: The miller Samuel Wood, whose arm and scapula were torn off when entangled in a rope attached to

The miller Samuel Wood, whose arm and scapula were torn off when entangled in a rope attached to the moving mill
526834 The miller Samuel Wood, whose arm and scapula were torn off when entangled in a rope attached to the moving mill machinery (1737)

Background imageWounded Collection: The Powerful Hand, showing hand with nail wound, Jesus, the all-seeing eye of God

The Powerful Hand, showing hand with nail wound, Jesus, the all-seeing eye of God
542812 The Powerful Hand, showing hand with nail wound, Jesus, the all-seeing eye of God, and holy justice represented by the balance and the sword

Background imageWounded Collection: Napoleonic Wars: Peninsular Campaign, Battle of Corunna. Hand-coloured engraving

Napoleonic Wars: Peninsular Campaign, Battle of Corunna. Hand-coloured engraving
531476 Napoleonic Wars: Peninsular Campaign, Battle of Corunna. Hand-coloured engraving.; (add.info.: Peninsular Campaign, Battle of Corunna (La Coruna) Spain, 16 January 1809, viewed from the sea

Background imageWounded Collection: Peasant Girls Tending the Wounded, 1870 (engraving)

Peasant Girls Tending the Wounded, 1870 (engraving)
1580767 Peasant Girls Tending the Wounded, 1870 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving depicts a peasant girl tending to wounded French soldiers. Dated 1870); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageWounded Collection: Neapolitan's burning of the wounded Garibaldians, 1860 (engraving)

Neapolitan's burning of the wounded Garibaldians, 1860 (engraving)
1579613 Neapolitan's burning of the wounded Garibaldians, 1860 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving depicting the Neapolitan's burning of the wounded Garibaldians during the Battle)

Background imageWounded Collection: Women workers hauling coal to the surface up a ladder. Leading woman has lost her load

Women workers hauling coal to the surface up a ladder. Leading woman has lost her load
530411 Women workers hauling coal to the surface up a ladder. Leading woman has lost her load and the woman following is in danger of being hurt buy falling coal and and falling off the ladder

Background imageWounded Collection: The Last Hours of Marshal Duroc (23 May 1813), fatally wounded at the Batle of Bautzen 20-21 May

The Last Hours of Marshal Duroc (23 May 1813), fatally wounded at the Batle of Bautzen 20-21 May 1813
543837 The Last Hours of Marshal Duroc (23 May 1813), fatally wounded at the Batle of Bautzen 20-21 May 1813, Duroc died on 23 May. French victory of Prussian and Russian army

Background imageWounded Collection: Pierre Terrail, Seigneur de Bayard (1475-1524) French hero, the knight without fear

Pierre Terrail, Seigneur de Bayard (1475-1524) French hero, the knight without fear and beyond reproach'
543215 Pierre Terrail, Seigneur de Bayard (1475-1524) French hero, the knight without fear and beyond reproach'. 19th century (trade card in chromolithograph); (add.info)

Background imageWounded Collection: Wotan (Odin) god of wisdom, poetry and war. At top left hiss daughter Brunhilder

Wotan (Odin) god of wisdom, poetry and war. At top left hiss daughter Brunhilder
537952 Wotan (Odin) god of wisdom, poetry and war. At top left hiss daughter Brunhilder, foremost of the Valkyries carries a wounded warrior to Valhalla

Background imageWounded Collection: Sleeping wounded from the Somme, illustration from The Western Front, pub

Sleeping wounded from the Somme, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC400460 Sleeping wounded from the Somme, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Background imageWounded Collection: Embarking the wounded, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)

Embarking the wounded, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC400453 Embarking the wounded, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Background imageWounded Collection: On a hospital ship at night: the Orderly, illustration from The Western Front, pub

On a hospital ship at night: the Orderly, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC404025 On a hospital ship at night: the Orderly, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone

Background imageWounded Collection: The Defense of Paris, 1870-71 (oil on panel)

The Defense of Paris, 1870-71 (oil on panel)
5861702 The Defense of Paris, 1870-71 (oil on panel) by Meissonier, Jean-Louis Ernest (1815-91); The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; (add.info.: By Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier)

Background imageWounded Collection: Student life at the time of the Thirty Years War (engraving)

Student life at the time of the Thirty Years War (engraving)
8626176 Student life at the time of the Thirty Years War (engraving) by Heyden, Jacob van der (1573-1645); Private Collection; (add.info.: Student life at the time of the Thirty Years War)

Background imageWounded Collection: Past & Present: The Spinning-Machine (colour litho)

Past & Present: The Spinning-Machine (colour litho)
8668701 Past & Present: The Spinning-Machine (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Spinning-Machine. Spinning-Wheel)

Background imageWounded Collection: The Gallery of Battles, Versailles (engraving)

The Gallery of Battles, Versailles (engraving)
8647833 The Gallery of Battles, Versailles (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Gallery of Battles, Versailles)

Background imageWounded Collection: Sister of Mercy tending wounded soldier (coloured engraving)

Sister of Mercy tending wounded soldier (coloured engraving)
8647819 Sister of Mercy tending wounded soldier (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sister of Mercy tending wounded soldier)

Background imageWounded Collection: Demonstration by unemployed workers, London, 1931 (b/w photo)

Demonstration by unemployed workers, London, 1931 (b/w photo)
8635312 Demonstration by unemployed workers, London, 1931 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageWounded Collection: Defeat of the Romans at the Battle of Ticinus (engraving)

Defeat of the Romans at the Battle of Ticinus (engraving)
8635753 Defeat of the Romans at the Battle of Ticinus (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Defeat of the Romans at the Battle of Ticinus)

Background imageWounded Collection: The Dome, Brighton, used as a hospital for Indian soldiers, World War I (b/w photo)

The Dome, Brighton, used as a hospital for Indian soldiers, World War I (b/w photo)
8676121 The Dome, Brighton, used as a hospital for Indian soldiers, World War I (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Dome, Brighton)

Background imageWounded Collection: Patients and staff outside Gifford House, Worthing, Sussex (b/w photo)

Patients and staff outside Gifford House, Worthing, Sussex (b/w photo)
8676042 Patients and staff outside Gifford House, Worthing, Sussex (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Patients and staff outside Gifford House)

Background imageWounded Collection: Engraving depicting The Red Cross collecting the wounded French during the Franco-Prussian War

Engraving depicting The Red Cross collecting the wounded French during the Franco-Prussian War
UIG5425716 Engraving depicting The Red Cross collecting the wounded French during the Franco-Prussian War. Dated 19th Century ©UIG/Leemage

Background imageWounded Collection: The Satrap

The Satrap
5616251 The Satrap; (add.info.: Illustration to accompany the poem The Satrap by Robert Browning (1812-1889) an English romantic poet. Dated 19th Century. 01/01/1880); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageWounded Collection: Reduction of dislocation of elbow

Reduction of dislocation of elbow
6116642 Reduction of dislocation of elbow, ; (add.info.: Reduction of dislocation of elbow. From The Household Physician, published c.1898.); Photo © Ken Welsh. All rights reserved 2024

Background imageWounded Collection: Method of reducing dislocation of the shoulder without assistance

Method of reducing dislocation of the shoulder without assistance
6116641 Method of reducing dislocation of the shoulder without assistance; (add.info.: From The Household Physician, published c.1898.); Photo © Ken Welsh. All rights reserved 2024

Background imageWounded Collection: Mode of support for a fractured thigh in old persons

Mode of support for a fractured thigh in old persons
6116636 Mode of support for a fractured thigh in old persons, ; (add.info.: Mode of support for a fractured thigh in old persons)

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

Mando, late 19th century (glass)
7341211 Mando, late 19th century (glass) by British School, (19th century); 8.2x10.1 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

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

Western Front, late 19th century (glass)
7341210 Western Front, late 19th century (glass) by British School, (19th century); 8.2x10.2 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Background imageWounded Collection: Leg bone of Lieutenant John Fraser, 1782 (human bone)

Leg bone of Lieutenant John Fraser, 1782 (human bone)
5926684 Leg bone of Lieutenant John Fraser, 1782 (human bone); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: Leg bones of Lieutenant John Fraser, 1782)

Background imageWounded Collection: Engraving depicting a stretcher party during the Franco-Prussian War, wearing the Red Cross

Engraving depicting a stretcher party during the Franco-Prussian War, wearing the Red Cross, 19th century
5309143 Engraving depicting a stretcher party during the Franco-Prussian War, wearing the Red Cross, 19th century; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a stretcher party during the Franco-Prussian War)

Background imageWounded Collection: End of the Harvest, (oil on canvas)

End of the Harvest, (oil on canvas)
650785 End of the Harvest, (oil on canvas) by Brown, Fred C. (fl. 19th century); 22.8x30.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: End of the Harvest. Fred C. Brown. Oil on board)

Background imageWounded Collection: The Battle of Heraclius and Chosroes, detail of The Stories of the True Cross: killed man (fresco)

The Battle of Heraclius and Chosroes, detail of The Stories of the True Cross: killed man (fresco)
8683611 The Battle of Heraclius and Chosroes, detail of The Stories of the True Cross: killed man (fresco) by Francesca, Piero della (c.1415-92); Basilica San Francesco, Arezzo, Tuscany

Background imageWounded Collection: WW1: The death of the colonel (illustration)

WW1: The death of the colonel (illustration)
8684973 WW1: The death of the colonel (illustration) by Job, pseudonym for Onfray de Breville, Jacques (1858-1931); (add.info)

Background imageWounded Collection: The Hispano-Moroccan War

The Hispano-Moroccan War
3119409 The Hispano-Moroccan War; (add.info.: Scene from the Hispano-Moroccan War (1859-1860) a conflict over the borders of the Spanish city of Ceuta and was fought in northern Morocco

Background imageWounded Collection: Engraving of Nelson wounded at Tenerife, 1797 (engraving)

Engraving of Nelson wounded at Tenerife, 1797 (engraving)
2602291 Engraving of Nelson wounded at Tenerife, 1797 (engraving); (add.info.: Nelson wounded at Tenerife, 24 July 1797. Engraving by J Neagle)

Background imageWounded Collection: American Civil War, Union soldier displaying wounded leg

American Civil War, Union soldier displaying wounded leg
3073324 American Civil War, Union soldier displaying wounded leg; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Union cavalry or artillery man displaying his wounded left leg); © Don Troiani

Background imageWounded Collection: United States Purple Heart Medal awarded for wounds

United States Purple Heart Medal awarded for wounds
3033497 United States Purple Heart Medal awarded for wounds; Private Collection; (add.info.: United States Purple Heart Medal awarded for wounds); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

Background imageWounded Collection: Soldiers wounded during WWI arriving at Waterloo Station, London, England (litho)

Soldiers wounded during WWI arriving at Waterloo Station, London, England (litho)
3252909 Soldiers wounded during WWI arriving at Waterloo Station, London, England (litho); Private Collection; (add.info.: Soldiers wounded during WWI arriving at Waterloo Station, London)

Background imageWounded Collection: French soldiers wounded on the western front during WWI arriving in Paris (litho)

French soldiers wounded on the western front during WWI arriving in Paris (litho)
3252902 French soldiers wounded on the western front during WWI arriving in Paris (litho); Private Collection; (add.info.: French soldiers wounded on the western front during WWI arriving in Paris)

Background imageWounded Collection: Brave Nurse Agassiz protecting her wounded British patients from the Germans during WWI (litho)

Brave Nurse Agassiz protecting her wounded British patients from the Germans during WWI (litho)
3252886 Brave Nurse Agassiz protecting her wounded British patients from the Germans during WWI (litho); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageWounded Collection: Picture, jkt, bullet with bone frag. of E. N. Fulton

Picture, jkt, bullet with bone frag. of E. N. Fulton
3029064 Picture, jkt, bullet with bone frag. of E. N. Fulton; Private Collection; (add.info.: Picture, Jacket and bone fragment of E.N)

Background imageWounded Collection: Nurse. Little French alphabet. Hachette and Cie, publisher, Paris, 1917 (lithograph)

Nurse. Little French alphabet. Hachette and Cie, publisher, Paris, 1917 (lithograph)
DUV4204623 Nurse. Little French alphabet. Hachette and Cie, publisher, Paris, 1917 (lithograph); 30.5x23.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustrations by J. M. Porta. 8 pages. Kapp Printing)

Background imageWounded Collection: Battle of Waterloo

Battle of Waterloo
2613374 Battle of Waterloo.; (add.info.: Battle of Waterloo. Colonel Gordon mortally wounded. 1816); GSinclair Archive/UIG

Background imageWounded Collection: At a Base Station, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)

At a Base Station, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC404037 At a Base Station, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageWounded Collection: The National Society for Aid to the Sick and Wounded, 1870 (engraving)

The National Society for Aid to the Sick and Wounded, 1870 (engraving)
1575715 The National Society for Aid to the Sick and Wounded, 1870 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving depicts young women sorting through items donated to the National Society for Aid to the Sick)




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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.