Malade Collection

The Raft of the Medusa - oil on canvas, 1818-1819
LRI4353719 The Raft of the Medusa - oil on canvas, 1818-1819 by Gericault, Theodore (1791-1824); 491x716 cm; Louvre, Paris

Moliere / Malade Imagin
LE MALADE IMAGINAIRE The imaginary invalid, his doctors and his maidservant

Epic swine skin disease of Richard Lambert (Ichthyose hystrix) - Strong water extracted from the Encyclopedie of
FLO4726900 Epic swine skin disease of Richard Lambert (Ichthyose hystrix) - Strong water extracted from the Encyclopedie of Natural History: Humanite, by Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811)

Duties towards neighbour: Respect for honor and reputation. "Who wants to kill his dog accuses him of rage."
DUV4212796 Duties towards neighbour: Respect for honor and reputation. "Who wants to kill his dog accuses him of rage." Engraving in " The unique book of morality

Physician laughing as he pulls a patient's tooth with string. Copperplate engraving after a satirical illustration
FLO4718308 Physician laughing as he pulls a patient's tooth with string. Copperplate engraving after a satirical illustration by Timothy Bobbin (John Collier) (1708-1786)

A doctor, concentrating on his pocket watch, takes the pulse of a gentleman
FLO4565829 A doctor, concentrating on his pocket watch, takes the pulse of a gentleman, dresses in the fashion of the English Regence (1811-1820), in a piece decoree of mirror and candelabres (Bath)

Albinism (albino), corpulence and vitiligo (depigmentation) - Strong water extracted from the Encyclopedie of Natural
FLO4726841 Albinism (albino), corpulence and vitiligo (depigmentation) - Strong water extracted from the Encyclopedie of Natural History: Humanite, by Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811)

Cartoon of the politics of the Second Empire (Bonapartiste Regime) directed by Napoleon III
JOC4401063 Cartoon of the politics of the Second Empire (Bonapartiste Regime) directed by Napoleon III (Charles Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, dit Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte, 1808-1873)

La fee de la fleur de marshmallow gives a medicine for the throat to a frog alitee - Eau forte by Charles Geoffroy
FLO4637556 La fee de la fleur de marshmallow gives a medicine for the throat to a frog alitee - Eau forte by Charles Geoffroy (1819-1882)

Representation of human monsters, creature has three legs and two children's heads
VEN5029288 Representation of human monsters, creature has three legs and two children's heads. Illustrated chart of a manuscript of Natural History by Ulisse Aldrovandi (1522-1605)

The doctor. The doctor reaches out his hand to receive, to examine him, a urinal which death gives him
FLO4675560 The doctor. The doctor reaches out his hand to receive, to examine him, a urinal which death gives him, which contains the urine of an old man who says he presents

Duties of the child at school: Duties towards our comrades. Sick schoolboy brought home by two good comrades
DUV4212837 Duties of the child at school: Duties towards our comrades. Sick schoolboy brought home by two good comrades. Engraving in " The unique book of morality and civic instruction

Representation of a human monster seen from the back. Illustrated chart of a manuscript of Natural History by Ulisse
VEN5029332 Representation of a human monster seen from the back. Illustrated chart of a manuscript of Natural History by Ulisse Aldrovandi (1522-1605), Ulisse Aldrovandi fonds

Monster creature. Illustrated chart of a manuscript of Natural History by Ulisse Aldrovandi (1522-1605) on fish
VEN5029321 Monster creature. Illustrated chart of a manuscript of Natural History by Ulisse Aldrovandi (1522-1605) on fish, Ulisse Aldrovandi fonds, University Library of Bologna, ed

John Lambert's epic swine skin disease (Ichthyose hystrix) - Strong water extracted from the Encyclopedia of
FLO4726860 John Lambert's epic swine skin disease (Ichthyose hystrix) - Strong water extracted from the Encyclopedia of Natural History: Humanite, by Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811)

Letter F, G, H and I. Engraving (Chromolithography - Chromo) in " Le grand alphabet de Bebe"
DUV4210181 Letter F, G, H and I. Engraving (Chromolithography - Chromo) in " Le grand alphabet de Bebe". Paul Bernardin, bookseller-publisher, Paris, circa 1900. Bibliotheque des Bebes

Representation of a human monster looks like an embryo. Illustrated chart of a manuscript of Natural History by Ulisse
VEN5029326 Representation of a human monster looks like an embryo. Illustrated chart of a manuscript of Natural History by Ulisse Aldrovandi (1522-1605), Ulisse Aldrovandi fonds

English dandies and doctor visiting a sick man in his bedroom, while servants bring soup and a bedpan
FLO4662143 English dandies and doctor visiting a sick man in his bedroom, while servants bring soup and a bedpan. Jerry beat to a stand still! Dr

Letter G. A sick child in a bed with a medicine (syrup) on the bedside table
DUV4210191 Letter G. A sick child in a bed with a medicine (syrup) on the bedside table. Engraving (Chromolithography - Chromo) in " The Great Bebe Alphabet"

Representation of a geographic map of France at the end of the 19th century with areas corresponding to diseases
ELD4948341 Representation of a geographic map of France at the end of the 19th century with areas corresponding to diseases (scrofule, phtisia, malaria, goiter and cretinism, pellagre, moth)

Letter D: Dentist, Dragon, Devil, Turkey, Flag. engraving in " Alphabet"
DUV4209761 Letter D: Dentist, Dragon, Devil, Turkey, Flag. engraving in " Alphabet". Finish printing on 15 November 1875 by Charles Unsinger for Alphonse Lemerre, bookseller-publisher

The plague in Rome Allegorical representation of the flower breaking through the doors
JLJ4645409 The plague in Rome Allegorical representation of the flower breaking through the doors. Painting by Jules Elie Delaunay (1828-1891) 1869. Dim

Surgery: doctor examining his patients joints by stretching an arm (Osteopate)
JLJ4590470 Surgery: doctor examining his patients joints by stretching an arm (Osteopate). Miniature in " Liber notabilium Philippi septimi francorum regis

Ca va mal (doctor and bourgeois) - in "Scenes de societe"by Pigal, 19th century, Musee Dobree, Nantes. 1820
LSE4087386 Ca va mal (doctor and bourgeois) - in " Scenes de societe" by Pigal, 19th century, Musee Dobree, Nantes

The wish of the plague, procession April 22, 1630 The inhabitants of the city of Puy thank the Black Virgin for having
JLJ4644311 The wish of the plague, procession April 22, 1630 The inhabitants of the city of Puy thank the Black Virgin for having saved them from the epidemic of plague

The sick child - l enfant malade, allonge dans son lit, une fillette a son chevet le reconforte et le nourrit - Extrait
DUV4218791 The sick child - l enfant malade, allonge dans son lit, une fillette a son chevet le reconforte et le nourrit - Extrait de Afternoon Tea

C va bien (Bourgeois physician giving a poor diagnosis to a poor sick person) - in "Popular Scenes"by Edme J
LSE4087372 C va bien (Bourgeois physician giving a poor diagnosis to a poor sick person) - in " Popular Scenes" by Edme J

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Malade; Patient; Kranke (engraving)
7196603 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Malade; Patient; Kranke (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Malade; Patient; Kranke)

The skeleton of Death with hourglass comes for the sick man as he eats gruel at the dining table with his drinking
FLO4690269 The skeleton of Death with hourglass comes for the sick man as he eats gruel at the dining table with his drinking buddies in front of the fireplace

A doctor examining a jar of urine in front of patients. Miniature taken from Barthelemy
JLJ4587759 A doctor examining a jar of urine in front of patients. Miniature taken from Barthelemy the English, 15th century

The skeleton of Death ladles punch into a glass of a Toastmaster with gout at a raucous Georgian drinking party
FLO4690400 The skeleton of Death ladles punch into a glass of a Toastmaster with gout at a raucous Georgian drinking party

Operation (or dressing) A surgeon caring for a patient. Painting by Gerrit Lundens
JLJ4644129 Operation (or dressing) A surgeon caring for a patient. Painting by Gerrit Lundens (1622-1683) after Adriaen Brouwer (1605/1606-1638). 17th century. Dim. 0, 32x0, 28 m

The drop and the spider (La goutte et l araignee) - Fables by La Fontaine
DUV4214296 The drop and the spider (La goutte et l araignee) - Fables by La Fontaine, 19th century (engraving) by Grandville (Jean Ignace Isidore Gerard) (1803-47); Private Collection; (add.info)

Physionomie du malade a la periode asphyxique du cholera (colour litho)
5210414 Physionomie du malade a la periode asphyxique du cholera (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Procession during the pilgrimage in Lourdes, allegory by Theophile Alexandre Steinlen
GIA4800039 Procession during the pilgrimage in Lourdes, allegory by Theophile Alexandre Steinlen (1859 - 1923) illustrating " Lourdes" by Emile Zola (1840-1902)

Tales of Jean de La Fontaine: The Gascon Punished Painting on Copper by Nicolas Lancret
JLJ4625655 Tales of Jean de La Fontaine: The Gascon Punished Painting on Copper by Nicolas Lancret (1690-1743) Sun. 0, 28 x 0, 36 m by Lancret, Nicolas (1690-1743); Louvre, Paris

Portrait of Constant Wairy dit Constant (1778-1845) first valet of Emperor Napoleon until
JLJ4569852 Portrait of Constant Wairy dit Constant (1778-1845) first valet of Emperor Napoleon until 1814 Pastel painting by Johann Heinrich Schmidt (1749-1829), 1813 Sun

San Salvador de Horta (1520-1567) and the Inquisitor of Aragon questioning the miracles
JLJ4593788 San Salvador de Horta (1520-1567) and the Inquisitor of Aragon questioning the miracles Painting by Bartolome Murillo (1618-1682) 1645 Sun

The skeleton of Death takes away the drunken Sot in a wheelbarrow, while other drunks make merry in front of The Goat
FLO4690512 The skeleton of Death takes away the drunken Sot in a wheelbarrow, while other drunks make merry in front of The Goat pub

The skeleton of Death looks out from behind deaths door, to see the crowd of obese, lame, crippled
FLO4690312 The skeleton of Death looks out from behind deaths door, to see the crowd of obese, lame, crippled, old and insane people waiting for release from lifes torments

The skeleton of Death pouring vitriol and aqua fortis into the barrels in a Dram shop (gin bar)
FLO4690191 The skeleton of Death pouring vitriol and aqua fortis into the barrels in a Dram shop (gin bar). Several beauties slumming it drink at the bar

Systeme nerveux a l etat normal (colour litho)
5210444 Systeme nerveux a l etat normal (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Systeme nerveux a l etat normal)

Le Chat malade (engraving)
3644848 Le Chat malade (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Chat malade. Illustration for Le Magasin Pittoresque (1857)

Salon de 1841, Peinture, Michel-Ange soignant son domestique malade (engraving)
3629618 Salon de 1841, Peinture, Michel-Ange soignant son domestique malade (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Salon de 1841, Peinture)

The skeleton of Death grinds slow poison in the Quack Doctors shop, as the quack pours a fatal remedy in a bottle
FLO4690467 The skeleton of Death grinds slow poison in the Quack Doctors shop, as the quack pours a fatal remedy in a bottle

View of the large room of the British hospital at Hotel Astoria
JLJ4580262 View of the large room of the British hospital at Hotel Astoria. Painting by Charles Igunet De Villers (1881 - 1944), 1917

Antiochus disease or Antiochus and Stratonice Antiochus (324-261 BC
JLJ4602134 Antiochus disease or Antiochus and Stratonice Antiochus (324-261 BC) is sick of love for his stepmother Stratonice. Painting by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres (1780-1867) 1840 Sun

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"Exploring the Depths of Sickness: A Journey through Art and Literature" In the realm of art, sickness has been a recurring theme, capturing the human experience in its most vulnerable state. From Géricault's masterpiece "The Raft of the Medusa, " depicting the harrowing aftermath of a shipwreck, to Jules Elie Delaunay's allegorical representation of "The Plague in Rome, " these works evoke powerful emotions. Meanwhile, literature also delves into illness with Molière's play "Malade Imagin. " This comedic portrayal highlights the hypochondriac tendencies that some individuals possess, shedding light on our fascination with ailments and their imagined symptoms. Moving beyond artistic representations, historical maps reveal areas plagued by diseases such as scrofula, phthisis, malaria, goiter and cretinism. These cartographic depictions from 19th-century France serve as a stark reminder of humanity's struggle against various afflictions. Even in children's literature like Frederick Warne & Co. 's "Afternoon Tea: Rhymes for Children, " we encounter compassion towards an ill child who finds solace and nourishment at her bedside. Such stories remind us of the importance of empathy during times of sickness. Furthermore, engravings like Charles Unsinger's work for Alphonse Lemerre showcase diverse themes associated with malady – from dentistry to mythical creatures like dragons or devils – revealing society's multifaceted relationship with illness throughout history. In Gui (Guy) of Pavia's 14th-century Italian manuscript titled "Liber notabilium Philippi septimi francorum regis, " we witness a doctor examining his patient’s joints—an early depiction of osteopathy—a testament to mankind’s relentless pursuit for medical knowledge and healing practices. Additionally, Edme J. Pigal captures societal dynamics surrounding health issues in his scenes de societe series.