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Seven clergymen watch as a physician bathes the feet of a sick, aristocratic lady; suggesting the uncertainty of the clergy faced with the ousting of the aristocracy in France. Coloured etching by S.J., 1791.
S. J.Date: 1791Reference: 15873i- Pictures
A woman being bled by one man while another holds her arm, two dogs lap up her blood; representing France in the grip of Louis XIV and Cardinal Richelieu, while the financiers drain her resources. Engraving.
Reference: 12160i- Pictures
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Ambroise Paré using a ligature on an artery of an amputated leg of a soldier, during the Siege of Metz, 1553. Photogravure after T. Chartran, 1889.
Chartran, Théobald, 1849-1907.Date: 1889Reference: 22690i- Pictures
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Lourdes, Haute Pyrénées, France: pilgrims praying and confessing by the roadside. Wood engraving.
Reference: 20361i- Pictures
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Lourdes, Haute Pyrénées: pilgrims gathered at the cave of Massabielle. Lithograph.
Reference: 20359i