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  • Two roundels: above, a man supported by his wife and children prays before an altar of Aesculapius; below, a garland of medicinal plants, and angels representing pharmacy and botany. Coloured engraving by P. Lenormand, ca. 1830, partly after N. Guérin.
  • Aesculapius and other ancients are presented with exotic materia medica from the far east, which are turned into medicines in a pharmaceutical elaboratory. Oil painting by Johannes Prey, 1791.
  • Four people praying to Aesculapius. Watercolour attributed to circle of P.-N. Guérin.
  • The temple of Aesculapius at Epidaurus: cross-section showing the statue of the deity. Watercolour by G.M. Goring and E. Kenna, 1911, after A. Defrasse.
  • Hygieia, Telesphorus and Aesculapius watch the presentation of exotic plants to a woman representing Knowledge (?), under the protection of the Academia Naturae Curiosorum, while a crowd of sick people wait expectantly. Engraving, 16--.
  • Aesculapius: the Greek god of healing. Photograph by Alinari, 1900/1920 (?).
  • A drunken Bacchus cavorts atop the globe, accompanied by Fortune; to his right physicians and quacks fight for legitimacy; to his left the scales held by a blindfold Justice are tipped by a lawyer's money: an allegory of the world of justice and health overturned into one of chance and greed. Coloured etching by Daniël Veelwaard I after J. Smies, 1809.
  • Antonius Musa as Aesculapius (?). Bistre wash with pencil underdrawing.
  • Aesculapius pays tribute to Edward Jenner for introducing vaccination. Etching by J. Gerstner after I.J. Weidlich, 1801.
  • Temple of Aesculapius at Cos, with a key to the buildings and a fragment of the Stoa. Oil painting by R. Caton, ca. 1906.
  • Aesculapius (Asklepios). Oil painting.
  • A chariot bearing Aesculapius rides above suffering humanity: representing pathology. Etching by J. Chapman, 1823, after A.D. Macquin.
  • Temple of Aesculapius, Spalato [Split]. Aquatint by Hall.
  • Clio, Aesculapius and Hygieia: design for a medal for someone in the field of medical history. Pencil drawing, 1911.
  • Aesculapius and Hygieia, with Hercules fighting the hydra; representing medicine. Watercolour painting.
  • The temple of Aesculapius at Epidaurus: the portico. Watercolour by G.M. Goring, 1911, after A. Defrasse.
  • Temple of Aesculapius at Cos, with a key to the buildings and a fragment of the Stoa. Oil painting by R. Caton, ca. 1906.