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  • Peter heals the lame man outside the temple. Mezzotint by P. van Somer after K. Dujardin.
  • A young woman comes to visit a sick young man in hope that her love will cure him, surrounded by relatives. Line engraving by J. Goodyear after P.E. Destouches.
  • A family threatened by influenza is prepared for a large scale bloodletting. Coloured etching, 18--.
  • A physician receiving a glass from a female servant while visiting a young female patient who is in bed. Coloured lithograph by P.H.L. Van der Meulen after J. Steen.
  • A man vomits into a bowl as his companion lifts his wig and steadies the bowl. Coloured etching by T. Sandars, 1773, after J. Collier.
  • A sick man gazes in a melancholy way, while his family and pets play. Coloured etching, c. 1820.
  • Crowds of sick people gathered at the tomb of F. de Paris, St. Medard cemetery, in the hope of a miracle cure. Engraving.
  • Two women read aloud and talk to each other, while a sick man listens in suffering silence. Line engraving.
  • Crowds of sick people and clergy gathering at the tomb of F. de Paris where people had been cured. Engraving.
  • François Oudot, Viscount of Auxonne, healing and exorcising people in a village square. Etching, 1760, after F. Devosge.
  • A man sitting in a chair while a woman takes his pulse with a group of concerned courtiers gathering around. Line engraving.
  • A bearded man lying in bed, his hand held by his wife who is seated next to the bed. Photograph, 187-.
  • An ill man pulling a grotesque face and holding a cup. Coloured aquatint.
  • A grimacing invalid seated before a bowl having received an emetic, another man clasps his head compassionately. Coloured etching by J. Gillray, 1804, after J. Sneyd.
  • Alexander the Great demonstrates his trust in his physician Philip by drinking a medicinal draught prepared by him even after receiving a letter alleging that Philip is trying to poison him. Line engraving by B. Audran, the elder, after E. Le Sueur.
  • A dilapidated hay wain, pulled by emaciated donkeys (Mental and Physical Weakness) is driven by a young man (Torpor) and carries two women in rags (Poverty and Humility) while three women (Fragility, Patience and Servitude) accompany the cart; representing the attributes of human existence. Engraving by Cornelis Cort, 1564, after M. van Heemskerck.
  • A paralysed old man being comforted and nursed by his children. Mezzotint by S. De Wilde after J.J. Flipart after J.B. Greuze.
  • An invalid with bandaged arm and head. Coloured aquatint.
  • A convalescing girl. Heliogravure by P. Dujardin after J.E. Millais, 1875.
  • A wraith-like figure emerges 'cured' from the hospital. Coloured lithograph by Mantoux, c. 1830.
  • One of the seven Acts of Mercy: Heal the sick. Line engraving by S. Bourdon after himself.
  • A man barking and drinking port, following a doctor's orders. Coloured aquatint by I. Wilson after M. Egerton, 182-..
  • Two men at sea in a fishing boat: one leans over the side, feeling seasick. Reproduction of a nineteenth century engraving.
  • Saint Mary (the Blessed Virgin). Engraving.
  • Wounded soldiers being taken to hospital by ambulance. Wood engraving by J. Gaildrau, 1854.
  • Alexander the Great demonstrating his trust in his physician Philip of Acarnania by drinking a medicinal draught prepared by him despite allegations that it was a poison. Mezzotint by V. Green, 1772, after B. West, the elder.
  • Saint Valentine blessing an epileptic. Coloured etching.
  • Nursing and charitable acts of the "Soeurs de la Charité" or Sisters of Love; with the alphabet: A-K, T-Z, ab-h. Coloured line engraving.
  • An ill man being visited by a suspicious looking man. Coloured lithograph.
  • An older woman tending to a sick young woman. Watercolour by R.T. Pritchett.