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Convalescent Hospital - Damaged ankle, 1941. Artist: Cecil BeatonConvalescent Hospital - Damaged ankle, 1941. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]
Florence Nightingale in the barrack hospital at Scutari, c1880. Engraving made c1880 showing the barrack hospital during the 1850s
A Japanese doctor and patient, 1902. Artist: Kajima & SuwoA Japanese doctor and patient, 1902. From The Living Races of Mankind, Vol. I. [Hutchinson & Co, London, 1902]
The Lady with the Lamp, c1880. Florence Nightingale doing her night rounds in the British military hospital at Scutari. In 1854, during the Crimean War (1853-1856), Sidney Herbert
Trephination, 1593. Using an elevator to remove a piece of bone from the skull. Trephination as a therapeutic or magico-religious procedure dates back to Neolithic times
Alexander Graham Bell and assistant use an electrical detector to find a bullet in the torso of ail Artist: W ShinkleAlexander Graham Bell and assistant use an electrical detector to find a bullet in the torso of ailing US President James Garfield, 1881, c1882, (1938)
Major Battersby and his Orderly taking a Radiograph in the Soudan, c1890, (1910). From The Strand Magazine. [George Newnes Ltd. London, 1910]
An operation at Charing Cross Hospital, London, 1901 (1903). Artist: Time Life PicturesAn operation at Charing Cross Hospital, London, 1901 (1903). A team of surgeons work on a patient in the operating theatre of Charing Cross Hospital while men in the gallery observe the procedure
Cigarettes by Abdulla - S. O. S. - The Professional Cheerer, 1939Cigarettes by Abdulla - S.O.S. - The Professional Cheerer, 1939. From Punch, or the London Charivari. - February 1, 1939. [Messrs. Bradbury, Agnew & Co. Limited, London, 1939]
Singing to patients at a London hospital, c1901 (1903). Artist: EH HarnockSinging to patients at a London hospital, c1901 (1903). From Living London, Vol. II, by George R. Sims. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1903]
Receiving an accident case at Poplar Hospital, London, c1903 (1903).The Poplar Hospital for Accidents opened in 1858 on East India Road under the patronage of the Quaker banker
Queen Elizabeth visiting a childrens ward at the Middlesex Hospital, 1935. (1937)Queen Elizabeth visiting a childrens ward at the Middlesex Hospital, 1935. The Duke of York, later King George VI, visited the hospital on 26 June 1928 to lay the foundation stone of the new
Cobbling, Earlswood Asylum, Reigate, 1904. Opened in 1848, the Royal Earlswood Hospital was an asylum for people with learning difficulties, or idiots as they were described at the time
Ambulance of the Dispensary for Sick Animals of the Poor, London, 1926-1927. The veterinary charity, Peoples Dispensary for Sick Animals (PDSA), was founded in 1917
The royal visit to Brompton Hospital, 1850s, (c1920). Victoria and Albert visit soldiers wounded in the Crimean War. Illustration from Story of the British Nation, Volume IV, by Walter Hutchinson
Queen Victoria visiting the wounded, 1850s, (c1920). Artist: Jerry BarrettQueen Victoria visiting the wounded, 1850s, (c1920). Victoria and Albert visit soldiers wounded in the Crimean War. Illustration from Story of the British Nation, Volume IV, by Walter Hutchinson
Visit of Queen Victoria to Netley Hospital, Hampshire, c1860s. The queen visiting the military hospital, also known as the Royal Victoria Hospital
Wounded children from Ypres with nurses at La Panne, Belgium, First World War, 1914-1918, (c1920). Children injured by German shells being tended by nurses
Patience in a punt, 1792. Artist: Henry William BunburyPatience in a punt, 1792. Illustration from Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century... With over two hundred illustrations by George Paston (pseudonym of Emily Morse Symonds], (London, 1905)
The queen visiting the wards of the London Hospital, late 19th century, (1900). Artist: G DurandThe queen visiting the wards of the London Hospital, late 19th century, (1900). Queen Victoria, wearing a fur-trimmed coat and carrying a muff, visits a patient
Training women to be nurses at a military hospital at St Petersburg, 1877. Illustration from the The Graphic, (2 June 1877)
An entertainment at Kings College Hospital, 1885. Artist: Charles Joseph StanilandAn entertainment at Kings College Hospital, 1885. Illustration from the The Graphic, (23 May 1885)
The Physician, 1877. Artist: Moritz KlinkichtThe Physician, 1877. A print from a supplement of the Illustrated London News, (19 May 1877)
The Communion of the Patients, 1925. Artist: Jean Louis ForainThe Communion of the Patients, 1925. An etching from Modern Masters of Etching, by JL Forain, (The Studio, London, 1925)
At the dentist. Artist: Meshkov, Vasili Nikitich (1868-1946)At the dentist. Found in the collection of State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow
The Doctors Visit, ca 1665. Artist: Steen, Jan Havicksz (1626-1679)The Doctors Visit, ca 1665. Found in the collection of the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam
Soldier At The Denture Shop. Artist: Schalck, Adam Ernst (1827-1865)Soldier At The Denture Shop. From a private collection
The Surgeon, 1630-1640. Artist: Teniers, David, the Younger (1610-1690)The Surgeon, 1630-1640. Found in the collection of the Museo del Prado, Madrid
At the dentist. Artist: Braekeleer, Ferdinand de, the Elder (1792-1883)At the dentist. From a private collection
Dentist, Pain (from the series The Five Senses ), 17th century. Artist: Andries Dirksz BothDentist, Pain (from the series The Five Senses ), 17th century. Found in the collection of the State Art Museum, Tula, Russia
Puerperium in Frankfurt in the 16th century. Private Collection
Radium treatment to cure a nasal infection, France, c1947-1951Radium treatment to cure a nasal infection, France, 20th century. Part of the Marshall Plan mercy mission. The Marshall Plan was a massive programme of US aid for the reconstruction of Europe after
Eleven yeat old boy in an iron lung, Beaujon Hospital, Paris, c1947-1951Eleven year old boy in an iron lung, Beaujon Hospital, Paris, c1947-1951. Part of the Marshall Plan mercy mission. The Marshall Plan was a massive programme of US aid for the reconstruction of Europe
Grand Duke Vladimir of Russia visiting a Paris hospital, 1897 Artist: Henri MeyerGrand Duke Vladimir of Russia visiting a Paris hospital, 1897. The third son of Tsar Alexander II, Grand Duke Vladimir was the senior Romanov Grand Duke during the reign of Nicholas II, his nephew
Disaster at Saint-Sauveur hospital, Lille, France, 1896. Artist: Henri MeyerDisaster at Saint-Sauveur hospital, Lille, France, 1896. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 12th April 1896. Soldiers, firemen and nurses trying to evacuate people from the burning building
Renewal of the Triple Alliance of Germany, Austria and Italy, 1896. Artist: Henri MeyerRenewal of the Triple Alliance of Germany, Austria and Italy, 1896. The Triple Alliance was established in 1882 and lasted until the outbreak of World War I, when Italy broke with her former allies
The President of the Republic, Felix Faure, visiting Saint-Antoine Hospital, Paris, 1895. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 17th February 1895
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
Electricity In The Art Of Healing, 1881. Artist: W ShinkleElectricity In The Art Of Healing, 1881. US President James Garfield has medical attention from an electrical detector. Illustration from Adventures of America, 1857-1900, by John A Kouwenhoven
Surgery, 1751-1777. A print from the Encyclopedie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonne des Sciences, des Arts et des Metiers by Diderot & d Alembert, 1751-1777. From a private collection
French and German wounded in a chateau in France, World War I, 1915. A photograph from Der Grosse Krieg in Bildern
German nurses and patients, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, World War I, 1915. A photograph from Der Grosse Krieg in Bildern
Cupping, 14th century. The application of heated cups to the skin was thought to draw harmful blood away from diseased organs and so promote healing
Of what ill he die?, 1799. Artist: Francisco GoyaOf what ill he die?, 1799. Plate 40 of Los caprichos. Los Caprichos were published in 1799 at a time of social repression
Apparatus for reducing dislocations, 1544. The subject is placed on a bed with a windlass at either end. Ropes are attached to the area of dislocation and force is applied by turning the windlass
Le Premier Soin, 1914. Artist: Alexandre de RiquerLe Premier Soin, 1914. First Aid : nurses tend injured French soldiers during World War I
Ambroise Pare, 16th-century French military surgeon, (19th century). Ambrose Pare (1509-1590) is widely regarded as the father of modern surgical practice
Gout and the Spider, c1835. Physician attending a clerical patient suffering from a case of gout. Illustration for Gout and the Spider from Fables by Jean de La Fontaine. (Paris, c1835)