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Amputee Collection

Background imageAmputee Collection: Dick Dock, or the Lobster and Crab, 1806

Dick Dock, or the Lobster and Crab, 1806. Scene outside an alehouse by the River Thames. A Greenwich Pensioner with a wooden leg takes the hand of a soldier

Background imageAmputee Collection: Fitzroy HJ Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan, British soldier, 19th century

Fitzroy HJ Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan, British soldier, 19th century

Background imageAmputee Collection: Saint Martin and Saint Mark, 1517-1524/ 1525. Creator: Bernaert van Orley

Saint Martin and Saint Mark, 1517-1524/ 1525. Creator: Bernaert van Orley
Saint Martin and Saint Mark, 1517-1524/ 1525.

Background imageAmputee Collection: An artist of the pavement, 1872. Creator: Jenkin

An artist of the pavement, 1872. Creator: Jenkin
An artist of the pavement, 1872

Background imageAmputee Collection: A Judicial Duel Between Gillion's Son Gerard and the Emir Lucion

A Judicial Duel Between Gillion's Son Gerard and the Emir Lucion; Roman de Gillion de Trazegnies, 1464

Background imageAmputee Collection: The Story of Sedan: 'Fighting his Battles o'er Again'

The Story of Sedan: "Fighting his Battles o'er Again", 1871

Background imageAmputee Collection: Platonic Love, May 30, 1807. May 30, 1807. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson

Platonic Love, May 30, 1807. May 30, 1807. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson
Platonic Love, May 30, 1807

Background imageAmputee Collection: Cripple going to pray at St. Anne relic

Cripple going to pray at St. Anne relic, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageAmputee Collection: Gen. Dan. Sickles in wheelchair, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service

Gen. Dan. Sickles in wheelchair, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Gen. Dan. Sickles in wheelchair, 1912

Background imageAmputee Collection: Beggar with a wooden leg, c.1630. Creator: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn

Beggar with a wooden leg, c.1630. Creator: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
Beggar with a wooden leg, c.1630

Background imageAmputee Collection: The War in Denmark: temporary field hospital

The War in Denmark: temporary field hospital behind the second Prussian parallel at Duppel: scene in the amputating hut - from a sketch by our special artist

Background imageAmputee Collection: Telegraph lesson - crippled soldiers, 06 Feb 1919. Creator: Bain News Service

Telegraph lesson - crippled soldiers, 06 Feb 1919. Creator: Bain News Service
Telegraph lesson - crippled soldiers, 06 Feb 1919

Background imageAmputee Collection: The War in the Herzegovina: Refugees begging outside an hotel at Ragusa

The War in the Herzegovina: Refugees begging outside an hotel at Ragusa [Dubrovnik], 1876. The Delegations of Austria and Hungary were opened on Monday

Background imageAmputee Collection: L'Arrivee du General Pershing; Sur le quai de Boulogne: accompagne du general Pelletier

L'Arrivee du General Pershing; Sur le quai de Boulogne: accompagne du general Pelletier, ampute du bras droit, chef de la mission militaire francaise attachee a l'armee americaine

Background imageAmputee Collection: Former general as a street musician, 1895-1899. Creator: Jan de Waardt

Former general as a street musician, 1895-1899. Creator: Jan de Waardt
Former general as a street musician, 1895-1899. A veteran who was a general in the Dutch East Indies, and lost his left leg in battle, tries to earn money as a busker by singing to a barrel organ

Background imageAmputee Collection: Cartoon on the retreat of Napoleon from Russia, 1812-1814. Creator: Jacob Smies

Cartoon on the retreat of Napoleon from Russia, 1812-1814. Creator: Jacob Smies
Cartoon on the retreat of Napoleon from Russia, 1812-1814. On the right is Napoleon with a stocking on his head and followed by creepy-crawlies

Background imageAmputee Collection: The Transept of the Mariakerk in Utrecht

The Transept of the Mariakerk in Utrecht, Seen from the Northeast, 1637. Other Title(s): The Transept of the Mariakerk in Utrecht, Seen from the Northeast

Background imageAmputee Collection: Inspection of the Royal Sappers and Miners at Brompton Barracks

Inspection of the Royal Sappers and Miners at Brompton Barracks, Chatham, by Sir John Burgoyne, 1856

Background imageAmputee Collection: Soldiers Reading-Room, St. Mary's Barracks, Chatham, 1856. Creator: Unknown

Soldiers Reading-Room, St. Mary's Barracks, Chatham, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Soldiers Reading-Room, St. Mary's Barracks, Chatham, 1856

Background imageAmputee Collection: Usant jusqu'a son dernier homme et son dernier mousquet

Usant jusqu'a son dernier homme et son dernier mousquet, 19th century. Amputee and soldier with gun: Down to his last man and his last musket

Background imageAmputee Collection: General Alvaro Obregon of Mexico, 1917

General Alvaro Obregon of Mexico, 1917. Obregon had his right arm blown off during a battle in 1915. The arm was preserved in a jar of formaldehyde

Background imageAmputee Collection: Presentation of Roman medals to Baker & March

Presentation of Roman medals to Baker & March, between 1910 and 1920. [US Army General Peyton Conway March (centre) shaking hands with one-armed man. To March's left is Newton Diehl Baker Jr

Background imageAmputee Collection: Dedication to the Fatherland of a man whose arm has just been amputated

Dedication to the Fatherland of a man whose arm has just been amputated, c1793

Background imageAmputee Collection: Sheet of Sketches, 1828. Creator: Auguste Raffet

Sheet of Sketches, 1828. Creator: Auguste Raffet
Sheet of Sketches, 1828

Background imageAmputee Collection: Bronze Relief, by Ternouth, for the Nelson Monument

Bronze Relief, by Ternouth, for the Nelson Monument, Trafalgar-Square - the Bombardment of Copenhagen, 1850

Background imageAmputee Collection: Two men, one of them an amputee, around 1875. Creator: Joseph Eugen Horwarter

Two men, one of them an amputee, around 1875. Creator: Joseph Eugen Horwarter
Two men, one of them an amputee, around 1875

Background imageAmputee Collection: Young boy standing in the doorway of his home on Seaton Road

Young boy standing in the doorway of his home on Seaton Road
Washington, D.C. Young boy standing in the doorway of his home on Seaton Road in the northwest section. His leg was cut off by a streetcar while he was playing in the street

Background imageAmputee Collection: Americus V. Rice of Ohio, 1865-1880. Creator: Unknown

Americus V. Rice of Ohio, 1865-1880. Creator: Unknown
Americus V. Rice of Ohio, 1865-1880. Rice, Hon. Rep. Americus V. of Ohio, between 1865 and 1880

Background imageAmputee Collection: Aid to Those Mutilated in the War, plate one from Actualites, 5570

Aid to Those Mutilated in the War, plate one from Actualites, 5570

Background imageAmputee Collection: Helping the Wounded, 1915. Creator: Theophile Alexandre Steinlen

Helping the Wounded, 1915. Creator: Theophile Alexandre Steinlen
Helping the Wounded, 1915

Background imageAmputee Collection: Hookey Alf, of White Chapel, 1881. Creator: John Thomson

Hookey Alf, of White Chapel, 1881. Creator: John Thomson
Hookey Alf, of White Chapel, 1881. A work made of woodburytype, plate 14 in the book " street incidents" (1881)

Background imageAmputee Collection: Having said that, this poor invalid gives us a curtsy, and goes hobbling off from S

Having said that, this poor invalid gives us a curtsy, and goes hobbling off from Scenes from the Private and Public Life of Animals, ca. 1837-47

Background imageAmputee Collection: No. 4: Cook, February 15, 1799. Creator: Henri Merke

No. 4: Cook, February 15, 1799. Creator: Henri Merke
No. 4: Cook, February 15, 1799

Background imageAmputee Collection: Beggar with Wooden Leg. Creator: Unknown

Beggar with Wooden Leg. Creator: Unknown
Beggar with Wooden Leg

Background imageAmputee Collection: Cripple with Crutch and Wooden Leg, c. 1622. Creator: Jacques Callot

Cripple with Crutch and Wooden Leg, c. 1622. Creator: Jacques Callot
Cripple with Crutch and Wooden Leg, c. 1622

Background imageAmputee Collection: Beggar with Wooden Leg, c. 1622. Creator: Jacques Callot

Beggar with Wooden Leg, c. 1622. Creator: Jacques Callot
Beggar with Wooden Leg, c. 1622

Background imageAmputee Collection: Saturn from The Gods Who Preside Over the Planets, 1525. Creator: Master I. B

Saturn from The Gods Who Preside Over the Planets, 1525. Creator: Master I. B
Saturn from The Gods Who Preside Over the Planets, 1525

Background imageAmputee Collection: Beggar with a Wooden Leg, ca. 1630. Creator: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn

Beggar with a Wooden Leg, ca. 1630. Creator: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
Beggar with a Wooden Leg, ca. 1630

Background imageAmputee Collection: Caricature Shop of Piercy Roberts, 28 Middle Row, Holborn, 1801. Creator: Piercy Roberts

Caricature Shop of Piercy Roberts, 28 Middle Row, Holborn, 1801. Creator: Piercy Roberts
Caricature Shop of Piercy Roberts, 28 Middle Row, Holborn, 1801

Background imageAmputee Collection: Soldier with a pegleg, mid-19th century. Creator: Victor Adam

Soldier with a pegleg, mid-19th century. Creator: Victor Adam
Soldier with a pegleg, mid-19th century

Background imageAmputee Collection: The Swiss Sentry at the Louvre, 1819. Creator: Theodore Gericault

The Swiss Sentry at the Louvre, 1819. Creator: Theodore Gericault
The Swiss Sentry at the Louvre, 1819

Background imageAmputee Collection: Armory Square Hospital, Interior of Ward K, ca. 1863. Creator

Armory Square Hospital, Interior of Ward K, ca. 1863. Creator
Armory Square Hospital, Interior of Ward K, ca. 1863

Background imageAmputee Collection: Herman Rice, 1865. Creator: Reed Brockway Bontecou

Herman Rice, 1865. Creator: Reed Brockway Bontecou
Herman Rice, 1865

Background imageAmputee Collection: Stephen D. Wilbur, 1865. Creator: Reed Brockway Bontecou

Stephen D. Wilbur, 1865. Creator: Reed Brockway Bontecou
Stephen D. Wilbur, 1865

Background imageAmputee Collection: Disabled Union Soldiers Posed in Aid of the U. S. Sanitary Commission at the New Yor

Disabled Union Soldiers Posed in Aid of the U. S. Sanitary Commission at the New Yor
Disabled Union Soldiers Posed in Aid of the U.S. Sanitary Commission at the New York Metropolitan Fair, April 1864

Background imageAmputee Collection: Washington. Armory Square Hospital, 1861-65. Creator: Unknown

Washington. Armory Square Hospital, 1861-65. Creator: Unknown
Washington. Armory Square Hospital, 1861-65

Background imageAmputee Collection: A Bit of War History: The Veteran, 1866. Creator: Thomas Waterman Wood

A Bit of War History: The Veteran, 1866. Creator: Thomas Waterman Wood
A Bit of War History: The Veteran, 1866

Background imageAmputee Collection: A wounded man attempts to stand up to receive his medal, 1915. Creator: Unknown

A wounded man attempts to stand up to receive his medal, 1915. Creator: Unknown
A wounded man attempts to stand up to receive his medal, 1915. " La medaille militaire, mon general, c est debout qu il convient de la recevoir"

Background imageAmputee Collection: Wherefore doth fasten yet thy sight below amongst the maim d and miserable shades?

Wherefore doth fasten yet thy sight below amongst the maim d and miserable shades?
But Virgil roused me: " What yet gazest on? Wherefore doth fasten yet thy sight below amongst the maim d and miserable shades?", c1890

Background imageAmputee Collection: Jupiter, 1757. Artist: Bernard de Montfaucon

Jupiter, 1757. Artist: Bernard de Montfaucon
Jupiter, 1757. From a sculpture in the Chateau de Versailles. A plate from Supplement au livre de L antiquite expliquee et representee en figures, Paris, 1757. Private Collection

Background imageAmputee Collection: Sir Brook Watson, Bart. Chairman of Lloyds 1796-1806, c1803, (1928)

Sir Brook Watson, Bart. Chairman of Lloyds 1796-1806, c1803, (1928)
Sir Brook Watson, Bart. Chairman of Lloyds 1796-1806, 1928. From A History of Lloyd s, by Charles Wright and C. Ernest Fayle. [Macmillan and Company Limited, London, 1928]

Background imageAmputee Collection: Napoleon and Marshal Lannes at Essling

Napoleon and Marshal Lannes at Essling, 1809, (1896)

Background imageAmputee Collection: Greenwich Pensioners, 1808. Artist: John Augustus Atkinson

Greenwich Pensioners, 1808. Artist: John Augustus Atkinson
Greenwich Pensioners, 1808. Two figures, one seated and the other standing

Background imageAmputee Collection: A Greenwich Pensioner, c1800

A Greenwich Pensioner, c1800. The man, with a wooden leg and a crutch under one arm, points to the Greenwich Hospital across the River Thames

Background imageAmputee Collection: All the worlds a stage... London, c1824. Artist: W Taylor

All the worlds a stage... London, c1824. Artist: W Taylor
All the worlds a stage, and all the men and women merely players, London, c1824 Shows a group of amputees, jugglers, street musicians etc. at the corner of Golden Lane

Background imageAmputee Collection: The Polling, Plate III from The Humours of an Election, 1757. Artist: William Hogarth

The Polling, Plate III from The Humours of an Election, 1757. Artist: William Hogarth
The Polling, Plate III from The Humours of an Election, 1757. This series of four plates depicts the Oxfordshire parliamentary election of 1754

Background imageAmputee Collection: Portrait of a Man on Crutches, c1710 (1958)

Portrait of a Man on Crutches, c1710 (1958). Red chalk on white paper

Background imageAmputee Collection: Princess Charlotte Augusta, 1820. Artist: J Hopwood

Princess Charlotte Augusta, 1820. Artist: J Hopwood
Princess Charlotte Augusta, 1820. Drawn by H Corbould from Mr Percys esteemed wax model

Background imageAmputee Collection: Late Reward for Jean-Henry Phelipot, 1901

Late Reward for Jean-Henry Phelipot, 1901. Illustration published in, Le Petit Journal, 17th March 1901

Background imageAmputee Collection: The wounded soldiers toast to the Queen, c1850s, (1888)

The wounded soldiers toast to the Queen, c1850s, (1888). A soldier who has lost a hand, possibly in the Crimean War, raises his glass to Queen Victoria

Background imageAmputee Collection: The Race of the Wooden Legs, 1895. Artist: Henri Meyer

The Race of the Wooden Legs, 1895. Artist: Henri Meyer
The Race of the Wooden Legs, 1895. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 24th March 1895

Background imageAmputee Collection: Augustus

Augustus. Known as Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus, first and among the most important of the Roman Emperors

Background imageAmputee Collection: Shippens Successful Amputation at the Hip Joint, American Civil War, 1865

Shippens Successful Amputation at the Hip Joint, American Civil War, 1865. Mortality from this procedure was in excess of 70%. From Circular No.6, Surgeon Generals Office

Background imageAmputee Collection: The Election: The Polling, 18th-19th century

The Election: The Polling, 18th-19th century. Plate II of a series of four illustrations

Background imageAmputee Collection: The 15th of August of bygone days, 1891

The 15th of August of bygone days, 1891. A gathering of French war veterans. 15th August was the date of the holiday of St Napoleon in the days of the French Empire


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