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Saints Cosmas and Damian; Book of Hours, about 1440-1450
Dispensary, COMFORT, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News ServiceDispensary, COMFORT, between c1915 and c1920
Peruvian bark tree plantations in the Neilgherry Hills, India... 1862. Creator: UnknownPeruvian bark tree plantations in the Neilgherry Hills, India: Sir William Denison, Governor of Madras, planting the first tree in a new plantation, 1862. Mr
Passant la revue des fumeurs d'opium, 1858. Creator: Honore DaumierPassant la revue des fumeurs d'opium, 1858. (Histoire de faire aller le commerce). Making a review of opium smokers. (History of encouraging trade)
Chirurgia, 1497. Creator: Johann GruningerChirurgia, 1497. Illustration from "Das buch der cirurgia" (The book of surgery) by German surgeon Hieronymus Brunschwig
Shiva and His Family, early 19th century. Creator: UnknownShiva and His Family, early 19th century. The Hindu god Shiva, surrounded by his family, is both an ascetic practitioner of yoga (a yogi) and a loving husband and father
Foot-race at Canton by Coolies of the Military Train - sketched by our special artist and correspondent, 1858
Self-portrait under the influence of hashish, ca 1842-1845. Private Collection
Fonctionnaires chinois veillant au salut de l'empire!, 1859. Creator: Honore DaumierFonctionnaires chinois veillant au salut de l'empire!, 1859. Chinese officials ensuring the salvation of the empire! (The Opium Wars arose from China's attempts to suppress the opium trade)
Opium-smoking in China - from drawings by a native artist, 1858. Creator: UnknownOpium-smoking in China - from drawings by a native artist, 1858. Fig. 4
Opium-smoking in China - from drawings by a native artist, 1858. Creator: UnknownOpium-smoking in China - from drawings by a native artist, 1858. Fig 1....two partners in an opium firm superintending the operations of their workmen...Fig
O Plaisir de l'opium que tu me ravis!... 1844. Creator: Honore DaumierO Plaisir de l'opium que tu me ravis!... 1844
Sketches from China - Chinese Opium-smokers, 1858. Creator: UnknownSketches from China - Chinese Opium-smokers, 1858. Note woman on right with bound feet
The new clipper steam-ship "Ly-ee-moon", built for the opium trade, 1860
A Swinging Festival in India, 1857. Creator: UnknownA Swinging Festival in India, 1857....the infatuated native who was to be swung came in, amid the beating of Indian drums and the shouts of the people
Old, skinny Chinese (opium smoker?) sitting on a sidewalk in Batavia, 1846
Vous ne prenez rien?, 19th century. Creator: Honore DaumierVous ne prenez rien?, 19th century. Parisian Sketches - You don't take anything?
The opium fiend, Chinatown, San Francisco, between 1896 and 1906. Creator: Arnold GentheThe opium fiend, Chinatown, San Francisco, between 1896 and 1906
Beecham's Pills, 1891. Creator: UnknownBeecham's Pills, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891
The Morphine Addict, 1897. Creator: Grasset, Eugène (1841-1917)The Morphine Addict, 1897. Private Collection
Viscount Jocelyn, M.P. for Lyme Regis, 1850. Creator: UnknownViscount Jocelyn, M.P. for Lyme Regis, 1850. Portrait after a miniature by Sir W. Ross
Drought farmers line the shady side of the main street of the townDrought farmers line the shady side of the main street on the town while their crops burn up in the fields. "Hello Bill, when's it gonna rain?"
Lunchtime for these Georgia peach pickers. They earn seventy-five cents a day in the orchards. Muscella, Georgia
Restless Nights, from Puck, n.d. Creator: Joseph KepplerRestless Nights, from Puck, n.d
Malay Opium-smokers; A Visit to Borneo, 1875. Creator: A. M. CameronMalay Opium-smokers; A Visit to Borneo, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London] Belle Sauvage Works.London E.C
Dairy barn, between Tulare and Fresno, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea LangeBetween Tulare and Fresno, California. Dairy barn. [Painted advertisement: Makes Redder Blood - Dr. Pierces Golden Medical Discovery ]
Possibly: Boardinghouse, Alabama, 1936. Creator: Walker Evans[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Boardinghouse, Alabama]. [Signs: Soda; Candy; Drugs; Cigars; Coca-Cola; Greensboro Drug Co. ]
Fireplace in Frank Tengles home, Hale County, Alabama, 1936. Creator: Walker EvansFireplace in Frank Tengles home. Hale County, Alabama
Front of Kwan-Yin Temple, Hong-Kong; A Mendicant Priest; A Street in Hong-Kong; Opium-Smoking in a Restaurant, c. 1868. A work made of collotype, pl
A Whiff of the Opium Pipe at Home; After Dinner; Reading for Honours; The Toilet, c. 1868. A work made of collotype, pl
The Preparation of Theriac in Venice, for the "Chinea"Festival, 1773The Preparation of Theriac in Venice, for the " Chinea" Festival, 1773
The Seconda Macchina for the Chinea of 1773: The Preparation of Theriac in Venice, 1773
Morphine Addicts (Morphinomanes), 1887. Creator: Paul Albert BesnardMorphine Addicts (Morphinomanes), 1887
Jason, from Game of Mythology (Jeu de la Mythologie), 1644
The Chinese in New York - Scene in a Baxter Street Club-House (Harpers Weekly, Vol. XVIII), March 7, 1874
Lock on the Understanding, Heavy Wet, etc. 1832. Creator: David Claypoole JohnstonLock on the Understanding, Heavy Wet, etc. 1832
Opium smoker, 1867. Creator: William Thomas SaundersOpium smoker, 1867
[Opium Smokers], 1870s. Creator: Pun-Lun[Opium Smokers], 1870s
Asile Imperiale de Vincennes, la pharmacie, 1858-59. Creator: Charles NegreAsile Imperiale de Vincennes, la pharmacie, 1858-59
School for Modern Romans, May 10, 1802. May 10, 1802. Creator: Thomas RowlandsonSchool for Modern Romans, May 10, 1802
A Friendly Visit, April 16, 1814. April 16, 1814. Creator: Thomas RowlandsonA Friendly Visit, April 16, 1814
Malavakusika Raga... from a Dispersed Ragmala Series (Garland of Musical Modes)Malavakusika Raga: Page from a Dispersed Ragmala Series (Garland of Musical Modes), early 17th century
Li-Soe-Nie - man smoking opium, Magalang, Java, 1898. Creator: Christian Wilhelm AllersLi-Soe-Nie - man smoking opium, Magalang, Java, 1898. Portrait of a man with an opium pipe. From " Rund um die Erde" [Round the Earth], written and illustrated by C. W. Allers
Opium Smoking - The Lascars Room in Edwin Drood, 1872. Creator: Gustave DoréOpium Smoking-The Lascars Room in Edwin Drood", 1872. Limehouse and Pennyfields had opium-smoking and gambling rooms
Scarron, (c1610- 1660), 1830. Creator: UnknownScarron, (c1610- 1660), 1830. Paul Scarron (c1610- 1660) French poet, dramatist and libertine novelist born in Paris
John Keats, 1821, (c1876). Creator: UnknownJohn Keats, 1821, (c1876). John Keats (1795-1821), English Romantic poet on his deathbed with tuberculosis aged 25, sedated with laudanum and opium. Keats moved to Hampstead in April 1817
Femme Fumant De L Opium, (Woman Smoking Opium), 1900. Creator: UnknownFemme Fumant De L Opium, (Woman Smoking Opium), 1900.. From " Autour du Monde - Fascicule VI". [L. Boulanger, Paris, 1900]
Isabella Anson, 1840. Creator: Richard James LaneIsabella Anson, 1840. The Honourable Mrs Anson - died 1858, from taking poison by mistake
The late Heinrich Heine, 1856. Creator: UnknownThe late Heinrich Heine, 1856. German poet
A Harlots Progress, Plate 4, April 1732. Creator: William HogarthA Harlots Progress, Plate 4, April 1732
The Druggists Shop, 1568. Artist: Jost AmmanThe Druggists Shop, 1568. The druggist is grinding down ingredients with a pestle and mortar. Illustration by Jost Amman for his The Book of Trades. (Frankfurt am Main, 1568)
Greek Ornament: Bands or borders in dark on light and light on dark colours, pubGreek Ornament: Bands or borders in dark on light and light on dark colours, plate II from The Practical Decorator and Ornamentalist, published 1892 (colour lithograph)
Les Morphinees (The Morphine takers), Early 1880sLes Morphine es (The Morphine takers), Early 1880s. Private Collection
Advertising poster of the drug Pellets of Dr. Mackenzy, 1908
Advertisements at Cambridge Circus, Westminster, London, 1945Advertisements at Midland Bank, Cambridge Circus, Westminster, London, 1945
Weatherboard houses and shops on the Albert Embankment, Lambeth, London, 1900Weatherboard houses and shops on the corner of Albert Embankment and Upper kennington lane, Lambeth, London, 1900. Shops advertising Beechams Pills, Liptons Tea and other items
Tobacco Leaves No. 1, pub. 1851 (hand coloured engraving)
Chinese opium smokers, 1843. Artist: Thomas AllomChinese opium smokers, 1843. From China in a Series of Views by George Newenham Wright
St Johns Wort, 1782. Artist: Elizabeth BlackwellSt Johns Wort, 1782. Extract of this plant is used to treat depression and anxiety disorders. Plate 15 from A Curious Herbal by Elizabeth Blackwell, published in 1782
An Apothecary, China, 1800. Artist: J DadleyAn Apothecary, China, 1800. Plate 28 from The Costume of China, by Major George Henry Mason, 1800
Morphinist (Detail), 1894. Found in the Collection of Museu Cau Ferrat
Movie poster The Morphine Takers. Private Collection
An Opium Den in San Francisco, 19th century. From The Colonial Portfolio. [The Werner Company, London]
The Opium Clipper Brig Anonyma in the Straits of Malacca, 1846. Artist: Norman HillThe Opium Clipper Brig Anonyma in the Straits of Malacca, 1846. From Adventures By Sea From Art of Old Time, by Basil Lubbock. [The Studio Ltd. London, 1925]
An extraordinary bulletin by The London Gazette anouncing the death of King George V (1865-1936). By 20 January 1936 George V was close to death
Poppy, c19th century
A Night in an Opium Den, 1891A Night in an Opium Den. Illustration From The Strand Magazine January-June 1891
Chinese opium smokers, 19th century
Advert for Beechams Pills, 1887. The pills were first introduced by Thomas Beecham in the early 1840s
Druggist, 16th century (1849). Artist: Jost AmmanDruggist, 16th century (1849). A 19th century version of an original 16th century engraving. From Le Moyen Age et la Renaissance, by Paul Lacroix, Ferdinand Sere and A Rivaud, Volume I (Paris, 1849)
In Bridewell beating hemp, plate IV of The Harlots Progress, 1833. Artist:s DavenportIn Bridewell beating hemp, plate IV of The Harlots Progress, 1833
The Last Supper from the Great Passion series, c1510, (1936). Artist: Albrecht DurerThe Last Supper from the Great Passion series, c1510, (1936). A print from Durer, Und Seine Zeit, by Wilhelm Waetzoldt, Grosse Phaidon Ausgabe, 1936
Gathering the Coca Plant (Erythroxylum coca) in Bolivia, 1877. Coca grows on mountain slopes in South America
Opium smoking in the East End of London, 1874. Artist: WB MurreyOpium smoking in the East End of London, 1874. A notice on the wall refers to the imminent departure of a ship from London to Ceylon and Penang in the Far East
Morphiamania, 1891. Artist: Henri MeyerMorphiamania, 1891. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 21st February 1891
Be quick, they are waking up, 1799. Artist: Francisco GoyaBe quick, they are waking up, 1799. Plate 79 Los caprichos. Los Caprichos were published in 1799 at a time of social repression and economic crisis in Spain
Rhubarb, 1823Rhubarb, 19th century. Rhubarb (Rheum officinalis) was used medicinally as a laxative, a tonic and an astringent. From Nature Displayed by Simeon Shaw. (London, 1823)
Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) (centre), c1885
The apothecary using pestle and mortar to prepare drugs, 1823. From The Book of English Trades. (London, 1823)
Professor Bergmann injecting a tuberculosis patient, 1891. Bergmann assisted Robert Koch (1843-1910) in investigations into the treatment of tuberculosis (TB)
Advertisement for Genasprin, a proprietary brand of the drug Aspirin. 1919
The apothecarys shop, Strasbourg, 1483. Artist: Johannis De CubaThe apothecarys shop. From Johannis de Cuba Ortus Sanitatis, Strasbourg, 1483
Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea), 19th century. Foxgloves are a source of digitalis, used from Medieval times as an emetic and purgative
Cinchona (Jesuits or Peruvian Bark) 1795. A source of quinine, it was used as a febrifuge, particularly in the treatment of malaria. From A Key to Physic, by Ebenezer Sibly, (London, 1795)
