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The Last Days of Napoleon, c1821, (1866), (1896). A dying and disillusioned Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821), dethroned and in exile
Advertisements at Cambridge Circus, Westminster, London, 1945Advertisements at Midland Bank, Cambridge Circus, Westminster, London, 1945. Building on the south east corner covered with advertisements for Black and White whisky
Childrens isolation wards, Brook General Hospital, London, 1948. New isolation wards with children in cots
Scene in Covent Garden, Westminster, London, 1830. Artist: Isaac Robert CruikshankScene in Covent Garden, Westminster, London, 1830. One of the afflicting occurrences in life in London, Tom, Jerry and Logic arrested in their progress home by the melancholy discovery of Corinthian
Fable V, the beau and the beggar... c1770. Artist: I SmithFable V, the beau and the beggar... c1770. The scene is Pottage Island, an area behind St Martin-in-the-Fields then inhabited by cooks
Monument to Thomas Guy at Guys Hospital, Southwark, London, c1784. ArtistMonument to Thomas Guy at Guys Hospital, Southwark, London, c1784. Images in the monument include Thomas Guy assisting a sick person and allegorical images of charity
Guys Hospital, Southwark, London, c1800. Artist: John PassGuys Hospital, Southwark, London, c1800. View of the north front of the hospital showing a man being stretchered through the front gates
View of the new Bethlem Hospital, St Georges Field, Southwark, London, 1814. ArtistView of the new Bethlem Hospital, St Georges Field, Southwark, London, 1814. The hospital was moved to this site c1815, after the old building was found to be unsound
View of the new Bethlem Hospital, Southwark, London, c1825. The hospital was moved to this site c1815, after the old building was found to be unsound
South-west view of Old Bethlehem Hospital, Moorfields and London Wall, City of London, 1814
Sculptures outside the entrance to Old Bethlehem Hospital, Moorfields, City of London, 1783. View of the figure sculptures from the pediment of the gate to Old Bethlehem Hospital
Old Bethlehem Hospital, Moorfields, City of London, 1850
Exterior view of Old Bethlehem Hospital, Moorfields, City of London, 1811. ArtistExterior view of Old Bethlehem Hospital, Moorfields, City of London, 1811
Indigestion, 1835. Artist: George CruikshankIndigestion, 1835. A man sits in his bedroom next to Christmas pudding and a bottle of SODA. One demon proffers toast, another pours water down the mans neck, others carry trays of food
Results of the northern excursion, 1822. Artist: George CruikshankResults of the northern excursion, 1822. The image shows George IV and Sir William Curtis. The King is rubbing his fingers, a gesture known as playing the Scotch fiddle
Its most hinfamous to let these here steamers out on a Sunday... 1834. ArtistIts most hinfamous to let these here steamers out on a Sunday. If this is Chelsea Reach, I am afraid it will make me wery sick, 1834
Catching an elephant, 1812. Two prostitutes encourage a hugely obese man towards the door of the Royal Bagnio in Bagnio Court, later known as Roman Bath Street
Entrance Gate, British Museum, Holborn, London, c1850. Artist: Alexander O DriscollEntrance Gate, British Museum, Holborn, London, c1850. A museum doorman in uniform stands at a large door, with a courtyard and further buildings of the British Museum visible in the background
Earls Court House, Brompton, London, c1850. Artist: GE MadeleyView of Earls Court House, Brompton, London, c1850. Earls Court House was Mrs Bradburys establishment for the reception of ladies nervously affected
Earls Court House, Brompton, London, c1850 Artist: GE MadeleyView of Earls Court House, Brompton, London, c1850. Earls Court House was Mrs Bradburys establishment for the reception of ladies nervously affected
Very Cold!, Coleman Street, London, c1825. Snowstorm on the corner of Gresham Street and Coleman Street, London. A miserable-looking man trudges along in the snow, his red nose running
Exhibition at the Royal Horticultural Society, London, 1826. Artist: George CruikshankExhibition at the Royal Horticultural Society, London, 1826. An unusual exhibition in the Great Room of the Horticultural Society in Lower Regent Street, Westminster, London
St Georges Fields, Southwark, London, c1775. A large woman having difficulty passing through a gap in a fence, much to the amusement of the men near by
The aldermans dinner, 1775. An obese alderman eats gluttonously; his slimmer companion, bent over a plate, evidently suffers from gout as his bandaged foot rests on a cushion
Old Bethlehem Hospital, London, c1714View of Old Bethlehem Hospital, Moorfields, London, c1714, with title on a ribbon in the sky
Old Bethlehem Hospital, London, c1700View of Old Bethlehem Hospital, Moorfields, London, c1700
In a high saliuation [sic] at the point of death, plate V of The Harlots Progress, 1732; the harlot is now dying from venereal disease and has been transferred to the sick room (of Bridewell Prison)
Quaker Uproar, London, 1827. Artist: Isaac Robert CruikshankSweet William and Grizzell, or Newington nunnery, in a pretty considerable uproar, 1827; scene about infidelity at a Friends meeting house in the Quaker boarding school at Stoke Newington, London
The Gout, 1835The Gout, pub. 1835 (hand coloured engraving)
Sylvia Pankhurst, British suffragette, in a bath chair, London, June 1914. ArtistSylvia Pankhurst, British suffragette, in a bath chair, London, June 1914. Sylvia Pankhurst (1882-1960) is shown here in her severely weakened state caused by numerous hunger
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
I have a secret art to cure / Each malady which men endure, 1814I have a secret art to cure/ Each malady which men endure, 1814. Scene in an apothecarys shop. From the English Dance of Death, 1814
Thanksgiving service for the recovery of the Prince of Wales, 27 February 1872 (1901). The service was held in St Pauls Cathedral to give thanks for the recovery of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales
Exodus 9: 8-12: Moses and the plague of boils, one of the Seven Plagues of Egypt. ArtistExodus 9:8-12: Moses and the plague of boils, one of the Seven Plagues of Egypt. Facsimile copy of a 15th century manuscript of the German School
An Exquisite Taste, with an Enlarged Understanding, 1827. Artist: G HuntAn Exquisite Taste, with an Enlarged Understanding, 1827. A man suffering from gout, sittting at a table laden with food and drink
The Boy Dies on the Transportation Ship, 1848. Artist: George CruikshankThe Boy Dies on the Transportation Ship, 1848. Plate 7 from The Drunkards Children, a folio of prints by George Cruikshank inspired by the Temperance Movement
Crusoe Ill Reading The Bible, c1870. From The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, by Daniel Defoe. [Cassell, Petter and Galpin, London]
The Duke of Gloucester (afterwards Richard III) in Council, c1787The Duke of Gloucester (afterwards Richard III.) in Council, showing his Shrivelled Arm and accusing the Queen Dowager of Edward IV of having occasioned it by Witchcraft, c1787
Henry IV, 1856. Artist: Alfred CrowquillHenry IV, 1856. From Alfred Crowquills Comic History of the Kings and Queens of England - From William the Conqueror to the Present Time. [Read & Co. London, 1856]
The Great Plague: scenes in the streets of London, 1665-1666 (1905). From Cassells History of England, Vol. III, [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1905]
Ketham: Fasciculus Medicinae, Venice, 1493, The Treatment Of The Plauge, c1493Ketham: Fasciculus Medicinae, Venice, 1493, The Treatment Of The Plauge, c1943. Fasciculus Medicinae consists of six independent medieval medical treatises
Principe Don Carlos hijo de Felipe II, (Prince Carlos de Austria), 1557-1559, (c1934). Artist: Alonso Sanchez CoelloPrincipe Don Carlos hijo de Felipe II, (Prince Carlos de Austrias), 1557-1559, (c1934). Don Carlos (1545-1548), son of Philip II and his first wife Maria of Portugal
Forte Piano, 1829. Artist: George CruikshankForte Piano, 1829. From Scraps & Sketches by George Cruikshank. [George Cruikshank, London, 1829]
First part of King Henry VI. Act 5. Scene 4. Joan la Pucelle & Fiends, 1795. Artist: Anker SmithFirst part of King Henry VI. Act 5. Scene 4. Joan la Pucelle & Fiends, 1795. After William Hamilton (1751-1801). From Shakespeare Gallery, Pall Mall, 1795, by John Boydell. [J. & J
Charles II touching a patient for the Kings evil, c1680 (1903). Artist: Frederick-Hendrik van den HoveCharles II touching a patient for the Kings evil, c1680 (1903).The royal touch was a form of laying on of hands, whereby French and English monarchs would touch their subjects
Reduced from the Plague, London, 1665 (1905). A victim of thee Great Plague of London. From Cassells History of England, Vol
The Great Plague: the Maniac Pronouncing the Doom of London, 1665-1666 (1905). Artist: AB FrostThe Great Plague: the Maniac Pronouncing the Doom of London, 1665-1666 (1905). From Cassells History of England, Vol. III, [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1905]
The Thanksgiving Service in St. Pauls Cathedral, 1906Thanksgiving service in St Pauls Cathedral, London, 1871 (1906). The service of thanksgiving for the recovery of the Prince of Wales from typhoid. From Cassells History of England, Vol. VI