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Women of the House, 1894. Artist: Henri de Toulouse-LautrecWomen of the House, or Woman Putting on her Stocking, 1894. From the collection of the Musee d Orsay, Paris, France
Girl Reading a Letter at an Open Window, c1657. Artist: Jan VermeerGirl Reading a Letter at an Open Window, c1657. From the collection of the Gemaldegalerie, Dresden, Germany
Hydrotherapy treatments, c1902. Wet packs for treating the the kidney (top) and spine (middle). Bottom: sitz-bath and half-bath
Rene Theophile Hyacinthe Laennec, French physician who invented the stethoscope, 1889Rene Theophile Hyacinthe Laennec, French physician who invented the stethoscope, [1889]. Laennec (1781-1826) is shown listening to a patients chest at the Necker Hospital, Paris
Miss Nightingale and the Military in the East, c1860. Florence Nightingale in the British military hospital at Scutari during the Crimean War (1853-1856). The doctor is taking a patients pulse
The Nightingales Song to to the Sick Soldier, 1854. Florence Nightingale tending a sick soldier in hospital in the Crimea
Ward in the Hampstead Smallpox Hospital, 1871. This was under the management of the Metropolitan Asylums Board and was built to meet the needs of the epidemic of the winter of 1870 to 1871
Florence Nightingale watching a nurse at work, 1854. In 1854, during the Crimean War (1853-1856), Sidney Herbert, Secretary of State for War
Europeans in a smallpox quarantine camp at El Tor, North Africa, 1884. Passengers from the SS Mira at a camp on the Arabian Coast
Hospital ward, Scutari, Turkey, 1856. Artist: E WalkerHospital ward, Scutari, Turkey, 1856. Clean, light and airy ward at the Barracks Hospital in Scutari, (Uskudar), Marmara, Turkey
Part of a French railway wagon-lit (sleeping car), 1890. Showing accommodation by day and night and (centre) the lavatory
Do not commit adultery, The Ten Commandments, c20th century. Frankfurt, West Germany (7th)
Painting of the wedding of Nala and Damayanti. On the right, Nala greets his father-in-law, and on the left his bride Damayanti is in her bedroom
Portrait of Tsar Ivan IV the Terrible, early 18th century. Ivan IV, Grand Prince of Moscow (1530-1584), became the first Tsar of Russia in 1547
King Candaules, after 1859. Artist: Jean-Leon GeromeKing Candaules, after 1859. Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow. Candaules was a king of the ancient kingdom of Lydia, ruling from 735 until 718 BC
The Angel of Death, 1851. Artist: Horace VernetThe Angel of Death, 1851. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St Petersburg
Emperor Napoleon III of France on his deathbed, 1873. Charles Louis Napoleon Bonaparte (1808-1873) was President of the French Second Republic from 1849 until 1852
Interior of Neolithic Hut at Skara Brae Neolithic settlement, Orkney. Stone furniture can be seen. The hearth is in the centre, and there are stone beds on the left and right sides
Scene from Scenes of Clerical Life by George Eliot, 1883. Artist: Robert BrownScene from Scenes of Clerical Life by George Eliot, 1883. This series of three tales included The Sad Fortunes of the Rev
Assassination of Albrecht von Wallenstein, Austrian soldier, 1634 (19th century). Wallenstein (1583-1634) commanded the Catholic imperial armies during the Thirty Years War (1618-1648)
The End of the Feast, c1895. Artist: Martin AndersonThe End of the Feast, c1895. A boy in bed shows his furred tongue to a doctor who feels the boys pulse. On the table is bottle of castor oil (Ricinus) which will be given as a laxative
Scene from Shakespeares King Lear, c1858. Artist: Robert DudleyScene from Shakespeares King Lear, c1858. Lear, betrayed by his daughters Goneril and Regan and confused by rage, powerlessness and ill-treatment, is comforted by his youngest daughter
Scene from Shakespeares Macbeth, c1858. Artist: Robert DudleyScene from Shakespeares Macbeth, c1858. Macbeth about to murder the sleeping Duncan (Act 2 Scene 2). The play was first performed in c1606
Federal (northern) prison in Fort Lafayette, New York Harbour, American Civil War, 1865. View inside one of the casemates
St Anselm reluctantly accepting the Archbishopric of Canterbury, 1093 (1864). Anselm (1033-1109), an Italian-born Benedictine monk was an influential philosopher and theologian
Three generations listening to a reading from the family Bible, c1800. Artist: Maria SpilsburyThree generations listening to a reading from the family Bible, c1800. Grandparents, parents and two children sit at the table, and a baby lies in a basketwork cradle
Scene from Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens, 1837. Artist: George CruikshankScene from Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens, 1837. Time has run out for Fagin, head of the gang of thieves with whom Oliver Twist becomes embroiled
Illustration for the poem Last Words by Owen Meredith, 1860. Artist: John Everett MillaisIllustration for the poem Last Words by Owen Meredith, 1860. Will watching and listening at his friends deathbed. Owen Meredith was the pseudonym of Edward Robert Bulwer Lytton (1831-1891)
Scene from Shakespeares Othello, 19th century. Desdemona and Emilia lie dead, Othello has stabbed himself and Iago is taken prisoner (Act 5)
President William McKinleys state bedroom at the White House, 1901. McKinley (1843-1901) 25th President of USA from 1896, was shot by an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz
Survivors of the explosion of the Atom bomb at Hiroshima, Japan, 1945. Beds occupied by casualties suffering the effects of radiation
Scene from Harriet Beecher Stowes Uncle Toms Cabin, c1870. The death of Eva from tuberculosis. Tom and Topsy with the family at Evas bedside while the rest of the slaves in the courtyard pray for
The Nativity, 1892. Artist: Henri MeyerThe Nativity, 1892. A print from a supplement to the Le Petit Journal, 24rd December 1892
Daniels vision of the beasts, 1804. Four great Beasts came up from the sea, diverse one from another. Daniel was one of the four great Hebrew prophets. From the Bible (Daniel 7:3)
Joseph interpreting Pharaohs dream, 1493. One of 12 Hebrew Patriarchs, Joseph interpreted the dream as meaning there would be seven fat years and seven lean years
Immediate help, 1899. Artist: Oswaldo TofaniImmediate help, 1899. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 17th December 1899
Revolte of the blind men in a hospice, France, 1904. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 22nd May 1904
The death of the son of Marie Francois Sadi Carnot, 1898. Artist: F MeaulleThe death of the son of Marie Francois Sadi Carnot, 1898. Marie Francois Sadi Carnot (1837-1894) was a French statesman, the fourth president of the Third French Republic
Love of the flag, 1898. Artist: F MeaulleLove of the flag, 1898. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 25th December 1898
Visiting Day at the Hospital, 1893. Artist: Henry Jules Jean GeoffroyVisiting Day at the Hospital, 1893. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 13th June 1893
Study of a Nude, 1880. Artist: Paul GauguinStudy of a Nude, 1880. From the collection of the Glyptothek Museum, Copenhagen, Denmark
Florence Nightingale (1820-1910), English nursing pioneer and hospital reformer. Florence Nightingale inspecting the wards of the military hospital at Scutari during the Crimean War (1853-1856)
The Epiphany, c1230. Artist: GiottoThe Epiphany, c1230. The Magi, the three Kings from the East, Melchior, Gaspar and Balthazar, present their gifts of gold
Sarah Presenting Hagar to Abraham, late 17th / early 18th century. Artist: Adriaen van der WerffSarah Presenting Hagar to Abraham, late 17th/early 18th century. From the Musee du Louvre, Paris, France
Danae, 16th century. Artist: TitianDanae, 16th century. From a private collection, New York, USA
Isaac blesses Jacob, early 17th century. Artist: Bernardo StrozziIsaac blesses Jacob, early 17th century. From a private collection
The Convalescence of Bayard, c1796-1842. Artist: Pierre Henri RevoilThe Convalescence of Bayard, c1796-1842. From the Musee du Louvre, Paris
Isaiah, Old Testament prophet, c1804. Isaiah telling Hezekiah (king of Judah 8th century BC) to set his house in order as he is about to die. From the Bible (Isaiah 38:1)