Queen Victoria conferring the Victoria Cross on heroes of Dargai... May 14, 1898, (1901)Queen Victoria conferring the Victoria Cross on heroes of Dargai at Netley Hospital, May 14, 1898, (1901). Victoria (1819-1901)
The Anatomy Lesson of Dr Nicolaes Tulp, 1632. Artist: Rembrandt Harmensz van RijnThe Anatomy Lesson of Dr Nicolaes Tulp, 1632. Rembrandt van Rhijn (1606-1669). Found in the collection of the The Mauritshuis, The Hague
Florence Nightingale, English nurse and hospital reformer, c1850s. Named after the place of her birth in Italy, Florence Nightingale (1820-1910) devoted her life to the sick and suffering
Savory & Moores Pharmacy, 143 New Bond Street, London, 1912. Shop front with window display and royal coat of arms over the door indicating by appointment to the royal family
Hanuman Bearing the Mountaintop with Medicinal Herbs, ca. 1800. Creator: UnknownHanuman Bearing the Mountaintop with Medicinal Herbs, ca. 1800. Hanumans mighty tail carries his army
Fresco in the crypt of the Cathedral, Anagni, Italy, (1928). Creator: UnknownFresco in the crypt of the Cathedral, Anagni, Italy, (1928). About 1250...Hippocrates and Galen, painted by the master of the " Traslazioni" in the crypt of the same church
Harley Street, London, 1926-1927. Artist: WhiffinHarley Street, London, 1926-1927. From Wonderful London, volume II, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927)
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
The March of Intellect, (1828?). Artist: Robert SeymourThe March of Intellect, (1828?); showing a juggernaut figure with London University on its head and balloons issuing from its pipe, sweeping and kicking to one side lawyers, vicars, and quack doctors
Louis Pasteur. Artist: Edelfelt, Albert Gustaf Aristides (1854-1905)Louis Pasteur. Found in the collection of Musee d Orsay, Paris
The Order of Release, 1746, 1852-1853. Artist: John Everett MillaisThe Order of Release, 1746, 1852-1853. A barefoot Scottish woman with child in arms brings the official document releasing her wounded husband from prison after the failure of the Second Jacobite
Water! Water! Everywhere; and not a Drop to Drink, 1849. Comment on the London water supply during the reappearance of cholera in 1848 and 1849
John Hunter, 1786. Artist: WO GellerJohn Hunter, 1786. Scottish surgeon and anatomist whose series of lectures on the theory and practice of surgery attracted numerous students, including Edward Jenner, Astley Cooper
Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179), German abbess and mystic. Her vision of the Fall of the Angels, considered by some to be evidence that Hildegard suffered from migraine
Sick Carnot! (Carnot malade!), 1893. Creator: Henri de Toulouse-LautrecSick Carnot! (Carnot malade!), 1893
Portrait Of John Derrington, 1750-1805. Creator: James MillarPortrait Of John Derrington, 1750-1805. Dr John Derrington (1747-1805), Birmingham surgeon and apothecary
Medical eye checks, Rotherham General Infirmary, 1967. Artist: Michael WaltersMedical eye checks, Rotherham General Infirmary, South Yorkshire, 1967. In a photograph taken for the Central Office of Information
Tea room, Montague Hospital, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1977. Artist: Michael WaltersTea room, Montague Hospital, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1977
The Research. Artist: Sorolla y Bastida, Joaquin (1863-1923)The Research. Found in the collection of Museo Sorolla, Madrid
Bhaisajyaguru, the buddha of healing and medicine, ca 1319. Artist: AnonymousBhaisajyaguru, the buddha of healing and medicine, ca 1319. Found in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Verbena or Vervain, 1947. Drought-resistant plant valued in butterfly gardening with longstanding use in herbalism and folk medicine, usually as an herbal tea
The Healing of Saint Roch, late 15th century. Artist: German MasterThe Healing of Saint Roch, late 15th century. German painting of the Swabian School. Legend holds that a dog found St Roch suffering from the plague, and summoned help
Resurrectionists or body snatchers raiding a cemetery to provide a cadaver for dissection, 1887. The phenomenon of body snatching became increasingly prevalent in the late 18th
Fitzroy HJ Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan, British soldier, 19th century. In the course of his distinguished military career, Lord Raglan served on Wellingtons staff from 1808-1812
Alfred Adler (1870-1937) Austrian psychiatrist. Adler was a member of the group of psychiatrists around Freud until he broke away in 1911 and developed his theory of Individual Psychology
Edward Jenner, late 18th-early 19th century, (c1833). Creator: Edward ScrivenEdward Jenner, late 18th-early 19th century, (c1833). Portrait of English physician Edward Jenner (1749-1823). Jenner practiced as a country doctor in his native Gloucestershire
Edward A. Wilson, B. A. M. B. c1910s, (1913). Artist: Emery WalkerEdward A. Wilson, B.A. M.B. c1910s, (1913). Doctor, painter and naturalist Edward Wilson (1872-1912) died with Scott on the way back from the Pole
Mandan Indians, with Medicine Man in Bear Skin, c1875. The Mandan traditionally lived along the banks of the Missouri River and two of its tributaries, the Heart and the Knife
Native American shaman, 1841. Artist: Myers and CoNative American shaman, 1841. A print from North American Indians, Wiley and Putnam, 1841
Edith Cavell, British nurse and humanitarian, c1915, (c1920). Edith Cavell (1865-1915) helped hundreds of Allied soldiers escape from German-occupied Belgium during World War I
Sir William Withey Gull, 1878. Artist: Lock & WhitfieldSir William Withey Gull, 1878. Gull became physician and lecturer to Guys Hospital in 1856. He resigned due to increased practice in 1867, but remained a consulting physician to the hospital
Computer room, Rotherham Infirmary, South Yorkshire, 1967. Artist: Michael WaltersComputer room, Rotherham Infirmary, South Yorkshire, 1967. In a photograph taken for the Central Office of Information, a secretary checks the printout from the computer
Tsarina Alexandra nursing wounded soldiers, 1914, (c1920). Creator: UnknownTsarina Alexandra nursing wounded soldiers, 1914, (c1920). Imperial Nurses with the Russian Red Cross: the Tsarina (seated on the right)
The Doctor 1919. Artist: Kurt SchwittersThe Doctor 1919. From a private collection
Vulva and vagina: a front sectional view of the pelvis which passes through the axis of the vagina and uterus
Anatomical drawing, c1472-c1519 (1883). Artist: Leonardo da VinciAnatomical drawing, c1472-c1519 (1883). From The Literary Works of Leonardo Da Vinci, Vol. II by Jean Paul Richter, PH. DR. [Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, London, 1883]
Statue of Asklepios, Greek God of Healing, early 2nd century. Roman, after the Greek original of the third quarter of the 5th century BC. Found in the collection of The Hermitage, St Petersburg
First aid kit, 1943-1945. Creator: Davis Emergency Equipment Co. IncA U.S. Army-issued first aid kit from World War II labeled [For Gas Casualties Only]. The green painted metal box has four latches on each side so, that when open
The Doctor Dismissing Death, 1785. 1785. Creators: Peter Simon, Francis JukesThe Doctor Dismissing Death, 1785
Platonic Love, May 30, 1807. May 30, 1807. Creator: Thomas RowlandsonPlatonic Love, May 30, 1807
Cadwallader Colden and His Grandson Warren De Lancey, ca. 1772. Creator: Matthew PrattCadwallader Colden and His Grandson Warren De Lancey, ca. 1772
Radcliffe, (1650-1714), 1830. Creator: UnknownRadcliffe, (1650-1714), 1830. John Radcliffe (1650-1714) English physician, academic and politician educated at the University of Oxford
Kircher, (1602-1680), 1830. Creator: UnknownKircher, (1602-1680), 1830. Athanasius Kircher (1602-1680) German Jesuit scholar and polymath who published works on comparative religion, geology, and medicine
The Duchess of Westminster with nurses, Le Touquet, First World War, 1914, (c1920). With the Red Cross in France: the Duchess of Westminster (on the right)
Portrait of Dr Paul Gachet, June 1890, (1947). Creator: Vincent van GoghPortrait of Dr Paul Gachet, June 1890, (1947). Paul-Ferdinand Gachet (1828-1909) treated the painter, Vincent van Gogh, towards the end of his life
Armistice Day, London, 11 November 1918, (1935). Creator: UnknownArmistice Day, London, 11 November 1918, (1935). A scene in Whitehall at 11 o clock on November 11th, 1918, when it was known that at long last hostilities has ceased
The Tooth Puller. Artist: Honthorst, Gerrit, van (1590-1656)The Tooth Puller. Found in the collection of Louvre, Paris
Median section of a cow, showing principal organs of digestion, etc, c1905 (c1910). From Live Stock in Health and Disease, edited by Professor J. Prince-Sheldon. [The Waverley Book Co
