Nurses Collection (page 6)

NURSE DEFIES DEATH
Death has come with the intention of taking away her patient, but the nurse defies him Date: circa 1916

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Mother, child, and nurse, c. 1790 (nishiki-e (multi-block) woodblock print)
7394118 Mother, child, and nurse, c.1790 (nishiki-e (multi-block) woodblock print) by Utamaro, Kitagawa (1753-1806); 55.5x40.5 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Birth of the Baptist, first half of the 14th century (detached fresco)
7062905 Birth of the Baptist, first half of the 14th century (detached fresco) by Master of the Urbino Coronation, (14th century); Palazzo Corsini, Gallerie Nazionali Barberini Corsini, Rome

Two Female Junior League Members with Infant at Children's Hospital, Washington DC, USA, March 1930 (b/w photo)
5974376 Two Female Junior League Members with Infant at Children's Hospital, Washington DC, USA, March 1930 (b/w photo) by Harris & Ewing (1905-45); Private Collection

Detail of The Wards at Saint John's Hospital, 1778 (oil on canvas)
490196 Detail of The Wards at Saint John's Hospital, 1778 (oil on canvas) by Beerblock, Johannes (1739-1806); Groeningemuseum, Bruges

The Nurse (oil on panel)
471544 The Nurse (oil on panel) by Vrel or Frel, Jacobus (fl.1654-62); 56x45 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

View of the Old Ward of the Saint John's Hospital in Bruges (w/c on paper)
490199 View of the Old Ward of the Saint John's Hospital in Bruges (w/c on paper) by Beerblock, Johannes (1739-1806); Groeningemuseum, Bruges

The Wards at Saint John's Hospital (oil on canvas)
490191 The Wards at Saint John's Hospital (oil on canvas) by Beerblock, Johannes (1739-1806); Groeningemuseum, Bruges, Belgium; (add.info.: See also 490199.); © Art in Flanders

Detail of The Wards at Saint John's Hospital, 1778 (oil on canvas)
490192 Detail of The Wards at Saint John's Hospital, 1778 (oil on canvas) by Beerblock, Johannes (1739-1806); Groeningemuseum, Bruges

The nurses bandage his leg and put his arm back on (verse 7), 1880 (engraving)
7312485 The nurses bandage his leg and put his arm back on (verse 7), 1880 (engraving) by Froelich, Lorentz (1820-1908); 27, 5x18

The nurses look after Guilleri (verse 6), 1880 (engraving)
7312484 The nurses look after Guilleri (verse 6), 1880 (engraving) by Froelich, Lorentz (1820-1908); 27, 5x18, 5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Couples 5 to 7, 1880 (engraving)
7312482 Couples 5 to 7, 1880 (engraving) by Froelich, Lorentz (1820-1908); 27, 5x18, 5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Couplets 5 to 7 in "Songs and rounds from childhood)

At the sound of Guilleri's fall, the ladies of the Hospital run up (verse 5), 1880 (engraving)
7312483 At the sound of Guilleri's fall, the ladies of the Hospital run up (verse 5), 1880 (engraving) by Froelich, Lorentz (1820-1908); 27, 5x18

Guilleri thanks the ladies of the Hospital for caring for him and kissing them (verse 8), 1880 (engraving)
7312486 Guilleri thanks the ladies of the Hospital for caring for him and kissing them (verse 8), 1880 (engraving) by Froelich, Lorentz (1820-1908); 27, 5x18

French general visiting a badly wounded soldier in a hospital to give him a medal, World War I, 1915 (colour litho)
6000352 French general visiting a badly wounded soldier in a hospital to give him a medal, World War I, 1915 (colour litho) by Damblans

Red Cross nurses dressing awounded soldier, 1917, painting by Baude
1750021 Red Cross nurses dressing awounded soldier, 1917, painting by Baude by Baude, Charles (1853-1935); (add.info.: Dressing of a wounded soldier in a trench by nurses wearing the Red Cross)

Whispers in the moonlight (colour litho)
2815835 Whispers in the moonlight (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Whispers in the moonlight. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

The horrors and sorrows of war, Montenegrin women who go to find their loved ones in the field... (colour litho)
2808529 The horrors and sorrows of war, Montenegrin women who go to find their loved ones in the field... (colour litho) by Beltrame

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Sulawesi crested black macaque, with Nurse hat self-portrait created by macaque pressing shutter after camera set-up on a tripod with cable release by photographer, also known as monkey selfie

Two children and mother welcomed by an old nurse, 1725-1805 (Pencil, Watercolour)
7261612 Two children and mother welcomed by an old nurse, 1725-1805 (Pencil, Watercolour) by Greuze, Jean Baptiste (1725-1805); 24.5x39 cm; Maidstone Museum and Art Gallery, Kent

Romeo and Juliet, Act IV, Scene V
7261224 Romeo and Juliet, Act IV, Scene V. by Opie, John (1761-1807) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Nurse has found Juliet sleeping from the effects of a potion and believes her dead)

Nursemaids, High Bridge Park (oil on canvas)
CH204285 Nursemaids, High Bridge Park (oil on canvas) by Luks, George Benjamin (1867-1933); Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images

Group of Nurses aboard the SS Red Cross at the start of World War I, New York, 1914 (b / w photo)
4072614 Group of Nurses aboard the SS Red Cross at the start of World War I, New York, 1914 (b/w photo) by Bain, George Grantham - Bain News Service (1865-1944); Private Collection; (add.info)

Prince and Princess of Wales laying the foundation stone of the London hospital, 1864 (chromolitho)
7173205 Prince and Princess of Wales laying the foundation stone of the London hospital, 1864 (chromolitho) by Johnson, Alfred (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

African-American Military Nurses Arriving at the Port of Greenock, 15th August 1944 (b / w photo)
1720220 African-American Military Nurses Arriving at the Port of Greenock, 15th August 1944 (b/w photo) by Unknown photographer

Save Food and defeat frightfulness (litho)
DHS212237 Save Food and defeat frightfulness (litho) by Paus, Herbert (1880-1946); Dallas Historical Society, Texas, USA; © Dallas Historical Society; American, out of copyright

Members of the Royal National Pension Fund for Nurses at Marlborough House
1593135 Members of the Royal National Pension Fund for Nurses at Marlborough House, the Princess of Wales presenting Certificates (litho) by Begg

U. S. General John J. Pershing on Horseback Leading World War I Veterans during Parade, New York City
5055788 U.S. General John J. Pershing on Horseback Leading World War I Veterans during Parade, New York City, 1919 (b/w photo) by Bain

Reading lesson. Postcard of "The War of Nations"representing a Red Cross nurse learning to read to a
DUV4711971 Reading lesson. Postcard of " The War of Nations" representing a Red Cross nurse learning to read to a Senegalese shoemer, 1915 (watercolour) by Girardet

The First Italian Hospital in London, Queens Square, Bloomsbury (engraving)
1055314 The First Italian Hospital in London, Queens Square, Bloomsbury (engraving) by Durand, Godefroy (1832-1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: The First Italian Hospital in London)

Receiving Day at the London Hospital (engraving)
1039169 Receiving Day at the London Hospital (engraving) by Russell, Walter Westley (1867-1949); Private Collection; (add.info.: Receiving Day at the London Hospital)

The First World War, 1915-1917 (colour litho)
5207775 The First World War, 1915-1917 (colour litho) by Girard, Joseph (fl.1930-50); Private Collection; (add.info.: The First World War, 1915-1917)

The Orphans Mother (litho)
1615618 The Orphans Mother (litho) by Walker, Marcella M. (fl.1872-1917); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Orphans Mother. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 21 May 1898)

The Prince and Princess of Wales at the Evelina Hospital for Sick Children, Southwark Bridge Road (engraving)
1596563 The Prince and Princess of Wales at the Evelina Hospital for Sick Children, Southwark Bridge Road (engraving) by Wilson

The Opening by Her Majesty of the Childrens Wing in the Royal Isle of Wight Infirmary (litho)
1592414 The Opening by Her Majesty of the Childrens Wing in the Royal Isle of Wight Infirmary (litho) by Begg, Samuel (fl.1886-1916) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Reproduction of a poster advertising Carpentier Chocolate 1895 (colour litho)
STC138057 Reproduction of a poster advertising Carpentier Chocolate 1895 (colour litho) by Gerbault, Henri (1863-1930); 130x95 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Ladysmith Hospitals (b / w photo)
7160152 Ladysmith Hospitals (b/w photo) by Kisch, David Henry (1847-1902); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ladysmith Hospitals)

The Peace Procession (V. A. Ds passing the King) (colour litho)
5227363 The Peace Procession (V.A.Ds passing the King) (colour litho) by Harcourt, George (1868/69-1947) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Peace Procession (V.A.Ds passing the King)

The ruthless consequences, peasants who in Alsace light bonfires in the battlefields to... (colour litho)
2815680 The ruthless consequences, peasants who in Alsace light bonfires in the battlefields to... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Christmas-Tree Fete at the London Hospital (engraving)
1603921 Christmas-Tree Fete at the London Hospital (engraving) by Russell, Walter Westley (1867-1949); Private Collection; (add.info.: Christmas-Tree Fete at the London Hospital)

The Graeco-Turkish War, Arrival at Patras of the Nurses sent out to the Crown Princess of Greece by the "Daily
1597446 The Graeco-Turkish War, Arrival at Patras of the Nurses sent out to the Crown Princess of Greece by the " Daily Chronicle" Fund under the Patronage of the Princess of Wales (litho)

The peace procession in London, 19th July 1919 (colour litho)
701047 The peace procession in London, 19th July 1919 (colour litho) by Harcourt, George (1868/69-1947) (after); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

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"Nurses: The Silent Heroes of Compassion and Care" In the midst of the chaos and despair that engulfed the battlefields of World War I, a group of remarkable individuals emerged as beacons of hope. Silhouettes against a backdrop of war, these nurses dedicated their lives to tending to wounded soldiers with unwavering compassion. Picture No. 10745711 captures the essence of their selflessness - a young girl playing nurse, her innocence juxtaposed against the harsh realities she would soon witness. From Catford Evacuees to Whipps Cross Infirmary in Leytonstone, East London, these brave women transformed hospitals into sanctuaries for healing. St Bartholomews Hospital courtyard in London became a haven where pain was soothed and wounds were mended under their watchful eyes. Among them stood Mrs Congreve, wife and mother to recipients of Victoria Cross medals - symbols not only of valor but also resilience nurtured by her tender care. Albert Ward at St Marys Hospital in Paddington witnessed countless miracles unfold as nurses tirelessly worked day and night. Their dedication knew no bounds; even time itself was marked by their presence on Nurses Watch Surgery. Beyond borders, British nurses extended their hands across continents. They found solace amidst turmoil while retreating with the Serbian Army or providing medical aid during Calots spinal surgery in the 19th century - forever leaving an indelible mark on history. Among those who championed nursing's cause was The Duchess of Portland herself – an advocate for healthcare reform whose legacy continues to inspire generations today. These images remind us that behind every bandage lies immeasurable courage and boundless love for humanity. Nurses embody strength personified; they are our unsung heroes who navigate through darkness armed with empathy and expertise. Let us never forget these angels clad in white uniforms who have dedicated themselves to preserving life's most precious gift – health.