Disability Collection (page 6)

Helen Keller, 1913 (b/w photo)
3617896 Helen Keller, 1913 (b/w photo) by Bain, George Grantham - Bain News Service (1865-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: Helen Adams Keller (1880-1968) American author, political activist

Rapunzel (colour litho)
AKV384628 Rapunzel (colour litho) by Hey, Paul (1867-1952); Private Collection; © Ackermann Kunstverlag; © Estate of Paul Hey. All rights reserved 2022

Eleanor Roosevelt with Helen Keller
3739440 Eleanor Roosevelt with Helen Keller by Harris & Ewing (1905-45); (add.info.: Eleanor Roosevelt with Helen Keller (1880 - 1968), American author, political activist, and lecturer

Miracle of the infirm healed by the oil of St. Gennaro, 1640, oil on copper, Naples cathedral, Naples, Italy
7062882 Miracle of the infirm healed by the oil of St. Gennaro, 1640, oil on copper, Naples cathedral, Naples, Italy by Domenichino (Domenico Zampieri) (1581-1641); Duomo di San Gennaro, Naples

The Infirm at the tomb of San Gennaro, (Infermi alla tomba di San Gennaro), Naples cathedral, Naples, Italy
7062877 The Infirm at the tomb of San Gennaro, (Infermi alla tomba di San Gennaro), Naples cathedral, Naples, Italy, 17th century (oil on copper) by Domenichino (Domenico Zampieri) (1581-1641)

San Rocco, 1611-12, Carlo Saraceni (oil on canvas)
7064244 San Rocco, 1611-12, Carlo Saraceni (oil on canvas) by Saraceni, Carlo (c.1580-1620); Museo di Capodimonte, Naples, Campania, Italy; (add.info.: San Rocco, 1611-12, Carlo Saraceni)

Portrait of the painter Marten Rijkaert, c. 1631 (oil on board)
7378220 Portrait of the painter Marten Rijkaert, c.1631 (oil on board) by Dyck, Anthony van (1599-1641); 148x113 cm; Prado, Madrid

Obsessed woman freed by the invocation of San Gennaro (Ossessa liberata dall'invocazione di san Gennaro), c
7062886 Obsessed woman freed by the invocation of San Gennaro (Ossessa liberata dall'invocazione di san Gennaro), c. 1640, Naples cathedral, Naples

Saint Peter resurrects Tabitha, (oil on canvas)
7129936 Saint Peter resurrects Tabitha, (oil on canvas) by Santafede, Fabrizio (fl. 1576-1623) ; Pio Monte della Misericordia, Naples, Italy; (add.info.: Saint Peter resurrects Tabitha)

The martyrdom of St Lucy, 1659, Luca Giordano (oil on canvas)
7064268 The martyrdom of St Lucy, 1659, Luca Giordano (oil on canvas) by Giordano, Luca (1634-1705); Museo di Capodimonte, Naples, Campania, Italy; (add.info.: The martyrdom of St Lucy, 1659)

Miracle of Saint Anthony of Padua, 1600-04 (oil on canvas)
7352754 Miracle of Saint Anthony of Padua, 1600-04 (oil on canvas) by Lomi, Aurelio (1556-1624); Museo Diocesano, Genoa, Liguria, Italy; (add.info.: Artist: Aurelio Lomi (1556-1624)); Luisa Ricciarini

The Charity of St Elizabeth of Hungary, 1611 (oil on canvas)
7064224 The Charity of St Elizabeth of Hungary, 1611 (oil on canvas) by Schedoni, Bartolomeo (c.1570-1615); Museo di Capodimonte, Naples, Campania

Blind World War I Veteran Selling Newspapers on Sidewalk, Washington DC, USA, 1933 (b/w photo)
5974397 Blind World War I Veteran Selling Newspapers on Sidewalk, Washington DC, USA, 1933 (b/w photo) by Harris & Ewing (1905-45); Private Collection

Tapestry inspired by the work of Hieronymus Bosch, c. 1560 (gold, silver, silk and wool)
CUL4906842 Tapestry inspired by the work of Hieronymus Bosch, c.1560 (gold, silver, silk and wool) by Bosch, Hieronymus (c.1450-1516) (after); 296x364 cm; (add.info.: Saint Martin. ca. 1560)

Woman Reading Braille, 1931 (b/w photo)
5974385 Woman Reading Braille, 1931 (b/w photo) by Harris & Ewing (1905-45); Private Collection

Tapestry inspired by the work of Hieronymus Bosch, c. 1560 (gold, silver, silk and wool)
CUL4906987 Tapestry inspired by the work of Hieronymus Bosch, c.1560 (gold, silver, silk and wool) by Bosch, Hieronymus (c.1450-1516) (after); 296x364 cm; (add.info.: Saint Martin. ca. 1560)

Healing of the Man Born Blind, 18th century (oil)
7332299 Healing of the Man Born Blind, 18th century (oil) by Reysschoot, Pieter Norbert van (1738-95); Sint Pieter, Ghent, Belgium; (add.info.: Sint-Pieterskerk, Oost-Vlaanderen)

Inside view, the high altar, painting "Petrus and Johannes help a lame at the temple", Jan De Landtsheer
7242073 Inside view, the high altar, painting "Petrus and Johannes help a lame at the temple", Jan De Landtsheer by Landtsheer

Helen Keller wearing graduation cap and gown, 1904 (b/w photo)
3499999 Helen Keller wearing graduation cap and gown, 1904 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Helen Adams Keller (June 27, 1880 - June 1, 1968) was an American author

Nydia, the Blind Flower Girl of Pompeii, 1859 (marble)
7326961 Nydia, the Blind Flower Girl of Pompeii, 1859 (marble) by Rogers, Randolph (1825-92); 137.2 x 64.1 x 94 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Retreat from Moscow, 1812, 19th century (print)
7315200 Retreat from Moscow, 1812, 19th century (print) by Gericault, Theodore (1791-1824) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Retreat from Moscow, 1812)

If the Blind Lead the Blind, Both shall Fall into the Ditch, c. 1594 (oil on panel)
471421 If the Blind Lead the Blind, Both shall Fall into the Ditch, c.1594 (oil on panel) by Brueghel, Pieter the Younger (c.1564-1638); 19x19 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp

Allegorical figure of the Synagogue, from the Legend of St. Ursula, 1482 (oil on panel)
489938 Allegorical figure of the Synagogue, from the Legend of St. Ursula, 1482 (oil on panel) by Master of the Legend of St

The Healing of Tobit (oil on panel)
471179 The Healing of Tobit (oil on panel) by Massys or Metsys, Jan (1509-75); 150x151 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

A Bit of War History: The Veteran, 1866 (oil on canvas)
7327503 A Bit of War History: The Veteran, 1866 (oil on canvas) by Wood, Thomas Waterman (1823-1903); 71.8 x 51.4 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

The Blind One, 1898 (oil on canvas)
471169 The Blind One, 1898 (oil on canvas) by Laermans, Eugene (1864-1940); 134x174 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

Allegory of the Five Senses, 1632 (oil on canvas)
LAF470871 Allegory of the Five Senses, 1632 (oil on canvas) by Rombouts, Theodor (1597-1637); 207x288 cm; Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Ghent, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

The Processionary Fool, 1660-86 (brush and Indian ink on paper)
7308471 The Processionary Fool, 1660-86 (brush and Indian ink on paper) by Stettler, Wilhelm (1643-1708); 11.5x10.5 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

"When you give me back my leg, I'll give you my place back" Pierre Daumesnil (1814), 1896 (illustration)
7304529 "When you give me back my leg, I'll give you my place back" Pierre Daumesnil (1814), 1896 (illustration) by Job, pseudonym for Onfray de Breville

A horizontal oval depicting a blindfolded cupid having fired an arrow through two juxtaposed hearts
7308171 A horizontal oval depicting a blindfolded cupid having fired an arrow through two juxtaposed hearts, one linked to a woman with a wheel and the other to a man

The blind beggar on the bridge of the arts in Paris, in Imagier de l'enfance, c. 1900 (engraving)
DUV4206180 The blind beggar on the bridge of the arts in Paris, in Imagier de l enfance, c.1900 (engraving) by Raffin, Ferdinand (1870)

Snow, in Imagier de l'enfance, c. 1900 (engraving)
DUV4206141 Snow, in Imagier de l enfance, c.1900 (engraving) by Raffin, Ferdinand (1870?-1948); 14.5 x 18.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Snow: children rolling a snowball and making a snowman)

Festival in France, Children playing blind cow with scissors
7279131 Festival in France, Children playing blind cow with scissors by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Festival in France, Children playing blind cow with scissors)

Blind Monks Examining an Elephant (print)
528554 Blind Monks Examining an Elephant (print) by Itcho, Hanabusa (1652-1724); (add.info.: Illustration of Buddhist parable where each monk reached a different conclusion depending which part of)

Representation of Homere, Greek poet of the 9th century BC on the island of Scyros Painting by Jean-Baptiste Auguste
IMB4865914 Representation of Homere, Greek poet of the 9th century BC on the island of Scyros Painting by Jean-Baptiste Auguste Leloir (1809-1892) (Jean Baptiste) 1865 Homer on the island Scyros

A bourgeois leaving his house, Paris, 1889 (painting)
1749227 A bourgeois leaving his house, Paris, 1889 (painting) by Beraud, Jean (1849-1935); (add.info.: a bourgeois leaving his house in 1889, painting by Jean Beraud (1849-1936)); © Tallandier

General Sir Samuel James Browne VC, GCB, KCSI, 1904 (oil on canvas)
5919942 General Sir Samuel James Browne VC, GCB, KCSI, 1904 (oil on canvas) by Robertson, Charles Kay (1859-1939); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: General Sir Samuel James Browne VC, GCB)

Prof. Edward M. Gallaudet, between 1870 and 1880. Creator: Unknown
Gallaudet, Prof. Edward M. between 1870 and 1880. Established in Wash. D.C. 1857, an institute for the deaf. [Advocate for the eduction of deaf people; first president of Gallaudet University in

Deformed woman of Prague, 1596 (engraving)
7186268 Deformed woman of Prague, 1596 (engraving) by Austrian School, (16th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Deformed woman of Prague, 1596)

Allegory of greed represented by blind desir whose starvation is uncertain
XEE4135865 Allegory of greed represented by blind desir whose starvation is uncertain. Engraving in " Iconologie oder Ideen aus dem Gebiete der Leidenschaften und Allegorien bildich dargestellt

Bible of Royaumont, Old Testament: Crimes of the Sodomites. Loth receives angels in his house
XEE4137854 Bible of Royaumont, Old Testament: Crimes of the Sodomites. Loth receives angels in his house. The Sodomites (Sodom) want to violence them. The angels strike them blindly

Dr Faustus trick on twenty students, illustration from Chap-books of the Eighteenth Century by John Ashton, pub
489590 Dr Faustus trick on twenty students, illustration from Chap-books of the Eighteenth Century by John Ashton, pub. 1882 (litho) by English School

A revolt by blind people in a home in Naples (colour litho)
2795838 A revolt by blind people in a home in Naples (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A revolt by blind people in a home in Naples)

Oedipus at Colonus, 1798 (oil on canvas)
500311 Oedipus at Colonus, 1798 (oil on canvas) by Harriet, Fulchran Jean (1778-1805); 187.5x164.5 (framed) 157x134 (overall) cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Asylum for Deaf and Dumb, Old Kent Road, London. Date: 1822

Young boy standing in the doorway of his home on Seaton Road... Washington, D.C, 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks
Washington, D.C. Young boy standing in the doorway of his home on Seaton Road in the northwest section. His leg was cut off by a streetcar while he was playing in the street

Herbert, Hon. Hillary of ALA, between 1865 and 1880. Creator: Unknown
Herbert, Hon. Hillary of Alabama, between 1865 and 1880. Capt. of Greenville Guards, CSA. Col. of 8th ALA. Inf. (disabled at Battle of the Wilderness, May 6, 1864) Sec. of Navy in Clevelands Cabinet

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