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  • A man in bed with vegetables sprouting from all parts of his body; as a result of taking an overdose of James Morison's vegetable pills. Coloured lithograph by C.J. Grant, 1831.
  • Hezekiah lies sick in his bed; a doctor examines his urine. Process print, 1931, after J. Lamsveld, c. 1700.
  • A midwife giving the Virgin Mary her first bath while Anna is recovering in bed. Line engraving by H. Wierix.
  • Boer War: a military hospital ward with patient in the "Alexandra" bed donated by the Princess of Wales. Process print after J. Hall Edwards, 1900.
  • A man on his deathbed surrounded by several members of the clergy, a physician is in the background examining a urine flask. Process print.
  • A wealthy Dutch man comforting his wife after giving birth, the child is being fed by a nursemaid. Engraving by P. Tanje, 1757, after C. Troost.
  • Alexander the Great demonstrating his trust in Philip, his physician, by drinking a medicinal draught prepared by him after receiving a letter from General Parmenio suggesting that Philip is poisoning him. Pen drawing attributed to an artist in the circle of G. Cades.
  • A nonchalant doctor dancing a jig amidst unhappy patients in a decrepit hospital ward. Coloured etching by C. Williams, 1813.
  • Napoléon I presenting his new born son Napoléon II to his soldiers in 1811. Engraving by Mme. Lessueur after A. Testard.
  • John the Baptist receiving his first bath, Elizabeth is recovering in bed while Zacharias is recording the childs name. Engraving by C. Galle after J. van der Straet.
  • Alexander the Great, demonstrating his trust in his physician Philip by drinking a medicinal draught prepared by him after receiving a letter from General Parmenio indicating that Philip is poisoning him, they are surrounded by concerned statesmen and soldiers. Aquatint by P. Allais.
  • Erasistratus, a physician, realising that the illness of Antiochus (son of Seleucus I) is lovesickness for his stepmother Stratonice, by observing that Antiochus's pulse rose when ever he saw her. Coloured engraving by W.W. Ryland, 1772, after Pietro da Cortona.
  • A naked man lies face down on a bed; advertising safe sex. Colour lithograph by Norbert Heuler and Detlev Pusch for the Deutsche AIDS-Hilfe e.V.
  • Christ cures the paralytic, who rises from his pallet. Etching by school of J. Callot (?).
  • Christ raises Jairus's 12 year old daughter. Wood engraving.
  • A mother wrapping a baby in swaddling bandages, with a child, the baby's nurse, and two other servants. Engraving by A. Bosse, 1633.
  • A prisoner lies dying in his bed, his life ruined by early frivolity. Etching by G. Cruikshank, 1848, after himself.
  • Hydrotherapy: eight vignettes of different cures at Gräfenberg, Germany. Lithograph, ca. 1860.
  • A surgeon performing a Caesarean operation on an agonized woman who had apparently been carrying a dead baby in her womb for five years. Reproduction, 1933, of a woodcut, 1560.
  • A physician talking to a patient who is in bed. Etching by D. Berger, 1775, after D. Chodowiecki.
  • A woman's chemise catches fire. Coloured photomechanical reproduction after A. Legrand after J.H. Fragonard.
  • Christ raises the son of the widow of Nain from the dead. Engraving by J. Matham after F. Zuccaro.
  • Christ raises Jairus' daughter. Etching by J. Kirk after C. de Lafosse.
  • A dying unscrupulous medical practitioner confesses the errors of his ways to a nurse. Coloured etching by W. Heath.
  • The Annunciation to the Virgin. Engraving by N. de Bruyn, 1622.
  • A dying woman lies in bed: a woman at the bedside is consoled by another. Line engraving by F. Lightfoot after T. Allom.
  • King Seleucus and Queen Stratonice are visiting Antiochus who is reclining on a daybed while his physician Erasistratus is taking his pulse. Engraving by J. de Longueil after C.P. Marillier, 1774.
  • A man with hearts around his head undresses in preparation for getting in to bed with his partner who stares at his extended stomach; a safe-sex advertisement for condoms to prevent AIDS by the AIDS Counselling Trust (ACT) in Zimbabwe. Colour lithograph, 1995.
  • A seated woman giving birth aided by a midwife and two other attendants, in the background two men are looking at the stars and plotting a horoscope. Woodcut, 1583[?].
  • A pregnant woman on an obstetrical bed. Line engraving by G.B. Cipriani, 1811, after S. Clementi.