Epidemic Collection (page 5)

Outbreak of the plague in London, 1641 (woodcut)
7201737 Outbreak of the plague in London, 1641 (woodcut) by English School, (17th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Outbreak of the plague in London, 1641)

View of the manner of burying the dead Bodies at Holy-well mount during the dreadful Plague in 1665 (engraving)
3103756 View of the manner of burying the dead Bodies at Holy-well mount during the dreadful Plague in 1665 (engraving) by English School

Rabbit corpses killed by chickens cholera microbe. Experience of Mme widow Pommery in Champagne
XEE4134466 Rabbit corpses killed by chickens cholera microbe. Experience of Mme widow Pommery in Champagne. (From a phtograph of Mr. Trumpet and information communicated by Mr. L. Pommery)

The Triumph of Death. Allegorical representation of Death with a fake on a hitch, corpses lie on the ground
JLJ4593424 The Triumph of Death. Allegorical representation of Death with a fake on a hitch, corpses lie on the ground. Miniature from " Triumphs

Troubles in Astrakhan (colour litho)
2818313 Troubles in Astrakhan (colour litho) by Meyer, Henri (1841-99) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Troubles in Astrakhan. Riots during an outbreal of cholera in Russia)

Caricature of Parisians dealing with rabid dogs, c. 1840 (colour litho)
CHT234558 Caricature of Parisians dealing with rabid dogs, c.1840 (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Ordre National des Pharmaciens, Paris

The Body of Amabel carried to the Dead Cart (engraving)
725514 The Body of Amabel carried to the Dead Cart (engraving) by Franklin, John (c.1800-c.1868); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Body of Amabel carried to the Dead Cart)

The Plague at Ashdod (pen & ink on paper)
CTS413031 The Plague at Ashdod (pen & ink on paper) by Castiglione, Giovanni Benedetto (Il Grechetto) (1609-64); 18.8x26.5 cm; The Devonshire Collections, Chatsworth; (add.info.: I Samuel V)

Saint Thecla Praying for the Plague-Stricken, 1758-59 (oil on canvas)
1127651 Saint Thecla Praying for the Plague-Stricken, 1758-59 (oil on canvas) by Tiepolo, Giovanni Battista (Giambattista) (1696-1770); 81.3x44.8 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

A Contact Camp near Cape Town, illustration from The King, May 25th 1901 (b / w photo)
KAT324467 A Contact Camp near Cape Town, illustration from The King, May 25th 1901 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Miracle of St. Genevieve, 1883 (mural)
XIR234445 The Miracle of St. Genevieve, 1883 (mural) by Maillot, Theodore Pierre Nicolas (1826-88); Pantheon, Paris, France; (add.info.: violent plague which killed 14)

The Plague Pit (engraving)
725515 The Plague Pit (engraving) by Franklin, John (c.1800-c.1868); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Plague Pit. Illustration for Old Saint Pauls by William Harrison Ainsworth (George Routledge)

The Chevalier Roze at the Montee des Aroules in Marseille Nicola Roze (1675-1733)
JLJ4599039 The Chevalier Roze at the Montee des Aroules in Marseille Nicola Roze (1675-1733) unleashes the Armoules district in Marseille from the corpses of the pestiferes during the great plague of

Londoners fleeing to the country to avoid the Plague, 1630 (woodcut) (see also 87203)
STC267599 Londoners fleeing to the country to avoid the Plague, 1630 (woodcut) (see also 87203) by English School, (17th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Sister Victoire Darras tending the cholera victims at the Hotel-Dieu of Chauny, 1832 (litho) (b / w photo)
XIR287024 Sister Victoire Darras tending the cholera victims at the Hotel-Dieu of Chauny, 1832 (litho) (b/w photo) by Thomas, Napoleon (19th century) (after); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

View of the Cours Belsunce, Marseilles, During the Plague of 1720, 1721 (oil on canvas)
XMB173420 View of the Cours Belsunce, Marseilles, During the Plague of 1720, 1721 (oil on canvas) by Serre, Michel (1658-1753); 317x440 cm; Musee des Beaux-Arts, Marseille, France

The Plague in Marseille in 1720 (oil on canvas) (detail)
XIR206990 The Plague in Marseille in 1720 (oil on canvas) (detail) by French School, (18th century); Musee Atger, Faculte de Medecine, Montpellier, France

The Plague of Ashdod, or The Philistines Struck by the Plague, 1630-31 (oil on canvas)
XIR71554 The Plague of Ashdod, or The Philistines Struck by the Plague, 1630-31 (oil on canvas) by Poussin, Nicolas (1594-1665); 148x198 cm; Louvre, Paris

View of the Cours Belsunce, Marseilles, During the Plague of 1720, detail depicting the Cardinal of Belsunce with a
XMB156850 View of the Cours Belsunce, Marseilles, During the Plague of 1720, detail depicting the Cardinal of Belsunce with a group of corpses of plague victims, 1721 (oil on canvas) by Serre

View of the Town Hall, Marseilles, during the Plague of 1720, detail of the carts laden with the dead (oil on canvas)
XMB160442 View of the Town Hall, Marseilles, during the Plague of 1720, detail of the carts laden with the dead (oil on canvas) (detail of 52281) by Serre

Chevalier Roze, French nobleman (chromolitho)
972032 Chevalier Roze, French nobleman (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chevalier Roze (1675-1733)

The Plague. Painting by Jacques Pilliard (1814-1898), 19th century. Grenoble, Musee Des Beaux Arts
JLJ4689271 The Plague. Painting by Jacques Pilliard (1814-1898), 19th century. Grenoble, Musee Des Beaux Arts by Pillard, Jacques (1811-1898); Musee des Beaux-Arts, Grenoble

Les animaux malades de la plague - The Animals Sick of the Plague (Collection 2, Book 7)
XEE4161974 Les animaux malades de la plague - The Animals Sick of the Plague (Collection 2, Book 7, fable 2) - engraving from " A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine" Illustrated by Percy J

"Compassion, "An Incident of the Plague in London (litho)
7179950 " Compassion, " An Incident of the Plague in London (litho) by Reason, Florence (1859-1933); Private Collection; (add.info.: " Compassion)

Artwork by Honore Daumier (1808-1879). Charivari dates from 1864: Serie Actualites Paris influenza
JEB4850225 Artwork by Honore Daumier (1808-1879). Charivari dates from 1864: Serie Actualites Paris influenza. MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS - PALACE LONGCHAMP, MARSEILLE by Daumier

The Colossus (also called Coloso or the Giant) (oil on canvas, 1808-1812)
LRI4606089 The Colossus (also called Coloso or the Giant) (oil on canvas, 1808-1812) by Julia, Asensio (el Pescadoret) (1760-1832); Prado, Madrid

Saint Macaire of Ghent rescuing pestiferes Saint Macaire is an 11th century Armenian monk
JLJ4676193 Saint Macaire of Ghent rescuing pestiferes Saint Macaire is an 11th century Armenian monk. Painting by Jacob II van Oost (1637-1713) 1673 Sun

The Colossus Silhouette of a giant walking through the plains of a very dark landscape and sowing fear, death
JLJ4667846 The Colossus Silhouette of a giant walking through the plains of a very dark landscape and sowing fear, death, misery and flight of the Spanish people

Tsar Alexander III and Tsarina Maria Feodorovna visiting patients in hospital during a cholera epidemic in Russia
6014152 Tsar Alexander III and Tsarina Maria Feodorovna visiting patients in hospital during a cholera epidemic in Russia, 1892 (litho) by Beer

La Fontaines Fables - Council held by the Rats
Vintage engraving from La Fontaines Fables, Illustraed by Gustave Dore. The Council held by the Rats

La Fontaines Fables - The League of Rats
Vintage engraving from La Fontaines Fables, Illustraed by Gustave Dore. The League of Rats

The plague of darkness engraving 1870
The Dore Gallery by Edmund Ollier - Cassel, Petter and Galpin (London-New York) 1870

The dead Christ engraving 1870
The Dore Gallery by Edmund Ollier - Cassel, Petter and Galpin (London-New York) 1870

La Fontaines Fables - Animals sick of the Plague
Vintage engraving from La Fontaines Fables, Illustraed by Gustave Dore. The Animals sick of the Plague

La Fontaines Fables - The Rabbits
Vintage engraving from La Fontaines Fables, Illustraed by Gustave Dore. The Rabbits

God saves Jerusalem from the plague
[url=http://www.istockphoto.com/file_search.php?action=file&lightboxID=11047139][img]http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/5809/5232617.2/0_702d2_40b270_orig[/img][/url] God prevents further deaths in

The Black Death
7231846 The Black Death by Kittelsen, Theodor Severin (1857-1914); Private Collection; (add.info.: Artist: Theodor Kittelsen (1857-1914)); Photo © O. Vaering

After The Black Death
7231837 After The Black Death by Kittelsen, Theodor Severin (1857-1914); Private Collection; (add.info.: Artist: Theodor Kittelsen (1857-1914)); Photo © O. Vaering

Egypt afflicted by the plague of frogs (engraving)
7172311 Egypt afflicted by the plague of frogs (engraving) by European School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Foretelling of the Great Plague of London, 1648 (engraving)
7201744 Foretelling of the Great Plague of London, 1648 (engraving) by English School, (17th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Proclamation issued by the Lord Mayor of London during the Great Plague, 1665 (engraving)
7201739 Proclamation issued by the Lord Mayor of London during the Great Plague, 1665 (engraving) by English School, (17th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Bill of mortality in London, 15-22 August 1665 (engraving)
7201758 Bill of mortality in London, 15-22 August 1665 (engraving) by English School, (17th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bill of mortality in London, 15-22 August 1665)

Mortality in the Great Plague in London, 1665-1666 (litho)
7201754 Mortality in the Great Plague in London, 1665-1666 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mortality in the Great Plague in London, 1665-1666)

Title page of Plague Orders, 1665 (engraving)
7201745 Title page of Plague Orders, 1665 (engraving) by English School, (17th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Title page of Plague Orders)

Stink pot used in fuming during the Great Plague of London, 1665-1666 (litho)
7201741 Stink pot used in fuming during the Great Plague of London, 1665-1666 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Rat flea, carrier of the plague (litho)
7201733 Rat flea, carrier of the plague (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rat flea, carrier of the plague)

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"The Perils of Epidemic: A Historical Journey Through Disease and Vaccination" Step back in time to the year 1802, as we delve into the satirical etching by James Gillray titled "The Cow-Pock. " This artwork sheds light on Edward Jenner's groundbreaking discovery of vaccination against smallpox. Witness how this medical breakthrough sparked a revolution in disease prevention. Fast forward to the 17th century, where we encounter a haunting figure known as the Plague Doctor. Adorned with a beak-like mask and long cloak, this enigmatic character symbolizes the fear and despair that engulfed communities during outbreaks of deadly diseases like bubonic plague. In 1866, an eye-opening cartoon called "Deaths Dispensary" highlighted water pollution as a source of disease. It serves as a stark reminder that even seemingly harmless elements can become breeding grounds for epidemics if left unchecked. Meanwhile, another cartoon from the same year warns about pollution's detrimental effects on public health. The image aptly named "POLLUTION CARTOON" emphasizes how contaminated water sources can lead to widespread illness and death. Venturing further into history, we stumble upon Whitstable's Oyster Catch - an eerie reminder of how foodborne illnesses have plagued societies throughout time. This cautionary tale reminds us that even indulging in culinary delights may come at great risk during times of epidemic. London's Great Plague of 1665 is vividly depicted through a contemporary English woodcut entitled "Lord, have mercy on London. " This chilling artwork captures the desperation and devastation caused by one of history's most infamous pandemics. Moving ahead to 1851, we confront "Death as Assassin, " portrayed through a haunting wood engraving. Here death personified lurks amidst society like an unseen assassin ready to strike at any moment – reminding us that epidemics spare no one regardless of social status or wealth. Cuba, circa 1900, witnessed the conquest of Yellow Fever.