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  • A girl reads to a convalescent while a nurse brings in the patient's medicine. Watercolour by R.H. Giles.
  • A patient lies on a chaise-longue, while a nurse brings her some refreshment. Wood engraving by J.C. Griffiths after G.G. Kilburne.
  • A dishevelled nurse with her disgruntled patient. Lithograph by W. Hunt.
  • An innkeeper's wife and daughter taking care of Don Quixote's wounds and injuries after being beaten. Engraving after W. Hogarth after M. de Cervantes Saavedra.
  • A paralysed old man being comforted and nursed by his children. Mezzotint by S. De Wilde after J.J. Flipart after J.B. Greuze.
  • A patient lies on a chaise-longue, while a nurse brings her some refreshment. Wood engraving by J.C. Griffiths after G.G. Kilburne.
  • A man stirring his broth contemplates his injured head which he holds with his hand. Mezzotint by A. Huffam, 1826, after M.W. Sharp.
  • A surgeon removing an arrow from a man's shoulder. Woodcut.
  • Mademoiselle de La Vallière reading from the Bible to a sick paralysed woman, another prays while a dog welcomes the encouraging Saint Anselm. Coloured stipple engraving by L.C. Ruotte, 17--, after J.F. Schall.
  • A domestic remedy: a woman applies a hot iron to her husband's back while their two children look on. Coloured lithograph.
  • A boy cries in pain in his mother's arms while she tries to wash his cut foot, another child holds a broken glass in the background. Coloured lithograph.
  • A sick child in bed has his castor oil medicine poured for him, France. Process print after J. Geoffroy, 1894.
  • A sick lady addressing her husband, and being nursed by three women. Mezzotint by V. Green after E. Penny, 1774.
  • A wife dutifully sits by the bedside of her sick husband, watching over him. Mezzotint by J.C. Bromley, 1837, after E. Prentis.
  • A girl reads to a convalescent while a nurse brings in the patient's medicine. Watercolour by R.H. Giles.
  • A home nurse carrying a 'hot-coal' bed warmer. Coloured wood engraving by J.A. Lavieille after H.B. Monnier.
  • A sick man stirring his bitter medicine. Mezzotint by H. Dawe, 1824, after M.W. Sharp.
  • A dishevelled nurse with her disgruntled patient. Lithograph by W. Hunt.
  • A mother with a baby; advertising the Maternity Hospital, Chicago. Colour lithograph, 1895.
  • A scene showing alms-giving of food, water, clothes and money; in the midst of this Charity is seen with a Pelican on her head holding a Sacred Heart. Line engraving by H. Cock after P. Bruegel, 1559.
  • A visiting Red Cross nurse giving a drink to a grateful woman in bed. Colour lithograph, 194-.
  • An old woman sits in a chair after one of her turns, while a younger woman pours her medication. Mezzotint by J. Bromley, 1833, after H. Liverseege.
  • A mother with a baby; advertising the Maternity Hospital, Chicago. Colour lithograph, 1895.
  • A sick lady addressing her husband, and being nursed by three women. Mezzotint by V. Green after E. Penny, 1774.
  • A boy cries in pain in his mother's arms while she tries to wash his cut foot, another child holds a broken glass in the background. Coloured line engraving by E. Smith after C. Chisholme.
  • A paralysed old man being comforted and nursed by his children. Coloured line engraving by J.J. Flipart, 1767, after J.-B. Greuze.