Epidemic Collection (page 8)

Bonaparte touching a pestifere during his visit to the hospital of Jaffa in March 1799
LSE4320969 Bonaparte touching a pestifere during his visit to the hospital of Jaffa in March 1799. Picture of Epinal, 19th century

Yellow fever epidemic in Spain, 1878: fumigations of soldiers of the Spanish army
XEE4168217 Yellow fever epidemic in Spain, 1878: fumigations of soldiers of the Spanish army returning from Cuba. Engraving in " Le Monde Illustre" nA'1129 of 23 November 1878

The plague, France 16th century
LSE4094794 The plague, France 16th century by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; (add.info.: The plague)

View of the town hall of Marseille and part of the harbour
LSE4108552 View of the town hall of Marseille and part of the harbour, from which the dead bodies of the time of the plague arrived in 1720 - engraving, 18th century

Altar Saint Clair (also called altar Saint Roch), 1674. From left to right
LSE4093297 Altar Saint Clair (also called altar Saint Roch), 1674. From left to right: Saint George has the fashion Henri III, Saint Clair and Saint Roche with the button of the plague

Saint Clair or Saint Roch Altar: St Roch and the Button of the Plague
LSE4095887 Saint Clair or Saint Roch Altar: St Roch and the Button of the Plague and Saint George in the fashion of Henry III - Church of Our Lady of the Assumption of Rognes, 1674 by Unknown Artist

Atonement procession for the cessation of yellow fever in Lisbon, Portugal in 1857
XEE4144288 Atonement procession for the cessation of yellow fever in Lisbon, Portugal in 1857. Engraving in " Le Monde illustrious" from 1857. Private collection

Russians of Smolensk, treatises against rabies, 1886 - Pastor Museum document
LSE4077204 Russians of Smolensk, treatises against rabies, 1886 - Pastor Museum document by Unknown photographer, (19th century); Musee Pasteur, Institut Pasteur, Paris

The Plague
BAT5472170 The Plague by Zumbo, Gaetano (1656-1701); Museo della Specola, Florence, Italy; (add.info.: modeled wax); Photo eNicol Orsi Battaglini; Italian, out of copyright

Advert for Milton against influenza 1918
Advertisement for Milton sterilising fluid, recommended for preventing and relieving influenza at a time when Spanish flu was rapidly spreading across the world. 1918

The Influence of Influenza on Europe, from Le Troupier
CHT125480 The Influence of Influenza on Europe, from Le Troupier, 1890 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

Exodus 9 8-12 The Seven Plagues of Egypt: Moses and the plague of boils
STC67473 Exodus 9 8-12 The Seven Plagues of Egypt: Moses and the plague of boils, from the Nuremberg Bible (Biblia Sacra Germanaica) (coloured woodcut) by German School

Ambulance Wagons leaving the Plague Hospital in Cape Town
KAT324464 Ambulance Wagons leaving the Plague Hospital in Cape Town, illustration from The King, May 25th 1901 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Cholera is Coming, 1898
BOO184128 Cholera is Coming, 1898 by Steinlen, Theophile Alexandre (1859-1923); State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia; Swiss, out of copyright

An Address of Thanks from the Faculty to the Right Hon. Mr
CHT235308 An Address of Thanks from the Faculty to the Right Hon. Mr. Influenzy for his Kind Visit to the Country, 1803 (coloured engraving) by West

Cholera in Paris, 1832 (engraving) (b / w photo)
CHT237285 Cholera in Paris, 1832 (engraving) (b/w photo) by French School, (19th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

Britannia holding back Cholera at British ports. In the outbreak of 1892 about 260
531641 Britannia holding back Cholera at British ports. In the outbreak of 1892 about 260, 000 died in Russia and 7, 600 in Hamburg. The epidemic was prevented in Britain

Blaize tasting the Plague Medicines (engraving)
725529 Blaize tasting the Plague Medicines (engraving) by Franklin, John (c.1800-c.1868); Private Collection; (add.info.: Blaize tasting the Plague Medicines)

The Leper, after a 16th century manuscript (colour engraving)
CHT164377 The Leper, after a 16th century manuscript (colour engraving) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Ms. Fr. 22532 Fol. 118 Leper, from Le Livre des Proprietez des Choses
CHT164375 Ms.Fr.22532 Fol.118 Leper, from Le Livre des Proprietez des Choses by Barthelemy l Anglais (vellum) by French School, (15th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

St. Iduberge helping lepers (woodcut) (photo)
CHT163703 St. Iduberge helping lepers (woodcut) (photo) by Burgkmair, Hans (c.1473-1531); Academie de Medecine, Paris, France; (add.info)

The crimes of ignorance, the people of Molfetta destroy a cart of disinfectants intended for... (colour litho)
2815377 The crimes of ignorance, the people of Molfetta destroy a cart of disinfectants intended for... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Outbreak of cholera among Turkish troops at Catalca, Turkey (colour litho)
2779881 Outbreak of cholera among Turkish troops at Catalca, Turkey (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Outbreak of plague in Manchuria (colour litho)
2779691 Outbreak of plague in Manchuria (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Outbreak of plague in Manchuria. La peste en Mandchourie)

The Flagellants at Doornik in 1349 (colour litho)
3638303 The Flagellants at Doornik in 1349 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Flagellants at Doornik in 1349)

The Great Plague of London
Two men holding handkerchiefs over their noses in an attempt to avoid catching the plague as they hurry through the London Streets

Outbreak of plague in Manchuria (colour litho)
2779689 Outbreak of plague in Manchuria (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Outbreak of plague in Manchuria)

Mortuary cross from plague victim, 1348 (lead)
3701699 Mortuary cross from plague victim, 1348 (lead) by English School, (14th century); Science Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: The plague is caused by infection with Yersinia Pestis)

Blaize Purchasing the Infallible Antidotes (engraving)
725525 Blaize Purchasing the Infallible Antidotes (engraving) by Franklin, John (c.1800-c.1868); Private Collection; (add.info.: Blaize Purchasing the Infallible Antidotes)

The Dance of Death (engraving)
725519 The Dance of Death (engraving) by Franklin, John (c.1800-c.1868); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Dance of Death)

The Plague of Guebwiller in 1348, from The Legends of Alsace by Georges Spetz
CHT235313 The Plague of Guebwiller in 1348, from The Legends of Alsace by Georges Spetz, 1905 (colour litho) by Schnug, Leon (fl.1905); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

The Men who are Fighting the Plague at Cape Town, illustration from The King
KAT324461 The Men who are Fighting the Plague at Cape Town, illustration from The King, May 25th 1901 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Peste de Marseille. Plague of Marseille
2757157 Peste de Marseille. Plague of Marseille. by Bombled, Louis Charles (1862-1927); (add.info.: Medecine. Illustration de Louis Bombled, France, vers 1900. Coll. Part. Medicine)

Saint Roch praying to the Virgin for the cessation of the plague
JLJ4688014 Saint Roch praying to the Virgin for the cessation of the plague. Painting by Jacques Louis David (1748-1825), 1780. Oil on canvas. Dim: 2, 60 x 1, 95m

Scarlet fever and measles - 19th century
LSE4079489 Scarlet fever and measles - 19th century by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scarlet fever and measles - 19th century)

Typhus during the Napoleonic Wars Soldiers of the French army suffer from fever caused by
JLJ4569479 Typhus during the Napoleonic Wars Soldiers of the French army suffer from fever caused by disease. Engraving by Denis Auguste Raffet (1804-1860) 19th century

The Duke of Orleans visiting the sick of the hotel dieu during the cholera epidemic
JLJ4601162 The Duke of Orleans visiting the sick of the hotel dieu during the cholera epidemic (Paris). Painting by Alfred Johannot (1800 - 1837), 1832. Oil on canvas. Dim: 0.32 x 0.43m

Saint Charles Borromeo San Carlo Borromeo communized the dying pestiferous people during
GIA4738732 Saint Charles Borromeo San Carlo Borromeo communized the dying pestiferous people during the plague from 1575 to 1577 in the lazaret of Milan

The Cholera on board the Melpomene - (Depot of the Sanitary Service of Marseille)
JEB4875581 The Cholera on board the Melpomene - (Depot of the Sanitary Service of Marseille), 1836 (oil on canvas) by Vernet, Horace (1789-1863); Palais de Longchamp, Marseille

View of the Cours (from Marseille) during the plague of 1720 (oil on canvas)
JEB4961132 View of the Cours (from Marseille) during the plague of 1720 (oil on canvas) by Serre, Michel (1658-1753); Palais de Longchamp, Marseille, France; French, out of copyright

View of the Cours (from Marseille) during the plague of 1720 (oil on canvas)
JEB4961015 View of the Cours (from Marseille) during the plague of 1720 (oil on canvas) by Serre, Michel (1658-1753); Palais de Longchamp, Marseille, France; French, out of copyright

The plague of 1348 in Florence (Italy). At the bottom left, with a wreath of Laurier
GIA4787418 The plague of 1348 in Florence (Italy). At the bottom left, with a wreath of Laurier, Petrarch, Italian poet and humanist of the renaissance, talks with other people

San Rocco (Saint Roch). Painting by Cesare da Sesto (1477 - 1523)
GIA4764635 San Rocco (Saint Roch). Painting by Cesare da Sesto (1477 - 1523). Milan, Museo del Castello. by Sesto, Cesare da (1477-1523); Museo del Castello Sforzesco, Milan

Saint Roch praying to the Virgin for the cessation of the plague, 1780 (oil on canvas)
JEB4853681 Saint Roch praying to the Virgin for the cessation of the plague, 1780 (oil on canvas) by David, Jacques Louis (1748-1825); Palais de Longchamp, Marseille

Saint Roch, with bubon of plague on his leg. 1610-1615 (Painting)
LRI4687836 Saint Roch, with bubon of plague on his leg.1610-1615 (Painting) by Morazzone, Pier Francesco (1573-1626); Museo del Castello Sforzesco, Milan

Death in Venice, 1666
XAM74877 Death in Venice, 1666 by Zanchi, Antonio (1631-1722); 99x135 cm; Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria; Italian, out of copyright

The Plague
BAT5472138 The Plague by Zumbo, Gaetano (1656-1701); (add.info.: The modeled Wax); Photo eNicol Orsi Battaglini; Italian, out of copyright

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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.