Surgery Collection (page 6)

John Cunningham Saunders. Portrait. (print)
7419875 John Cunningham Saunders. Portrait. (print) by Devis, Arthur (1712-87) (after); (add.info.: John Cunningham Saunders, 1773 - 1810)

Lower limb amputation.Esmarch's grip and bandages. 1887 (engraving)
7147180 Lower limb amputation.Esmarch's grip and bandages. 1887 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Tonsillectomy. 1887 (engraving)
7147181 Tonsillectomy. 1887 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tonsillectomy.Tonsillitis peak between children age four to eight)

Portrait of Suzanne Noel (1878-1954) pioneer of aesthetic surgery Drawing by Adrien Barrere (1874-1931)
JAB4119120 Portrait of Suzanne Noel (1878-1954) pioneer of aesthetic surgery Drawing by Adrien Barrere (1874-1931) pulls from " FANTASIO" 1930 by Barrere

I'll fix ya a denture!
Nicolas Marino

Singer Tom Jones, who was working on ATVs "This is Tom Jones"
Singer Tom Jones, who was working on ATVs " This is Tom Jones" at Elstree Studios, had a visit from 20 nurses and staff from Westminster Hospital; - Tom was unable to attend their ball so

Surgeons perform an operation at George Eliot Hospital, Nuneaton. 20th December 1992

Dinner to celebrate the Guinea pig club, a specialist plastic surgery created by Sir Archibald McIndoe for former World War Two pilots at East Grinsted Hospital, Sussex. September 1949 O19888-004

Bovie used to cut through retincaculum, and clean up femur of Displaced patellar knee
Detail, Anatomy, Diagram, Muscle, Illustration, Bone, Cutting, Equipment, Injury, Medical, Tool, Biology, Femur, Surgery, Knee, Torn, Fractured, Meniscus, Cut Out, White Background, Vertical

Vessel occluded with plaque with stent in place and balloon inflated
Detail, Anatomy, Diagram, Illustration, Vessel, Disease, Medical, Balloon, Biology, Surgery, Inflated, Cardiac, Plaque, Cut Out, White Background, Vertical, Artwork, Color Image, Close Up

St Bartholomews Hospital, London - Surgery Waiting Hall
St Bartholomews Hospital, Farringdon, City of London - Surgery Waiting Hall. Date: circa 1907

St Bartholomews Hospital, London - An operating Theatre
St Bartholomews Hospital, Farringdon, City of London - An operating Theatre. Date: circa 1907

Facial Nerves 19 century medical illustration
Photograph of the original illustration from A System of Human Anatomy by Erasmus Wilson published in 1859

John Hunter, Scottish surgeon, (1834). Artist: W Holl
John Hunter, Scottish surgeon, (1834). Hunter (1728-1793) gave a series of lectures on the theory and practice of surgery, which attracted many famous students, including Edward Jenner

The Anatomist, 1811. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
The Anatomist, 1811. Cartoon showing the terror of a patient and his wife as a surgeon opens his bag of instruments. Seeing the skeleton in the cupboard

Alnwick Surgery RAC01_01_04_05
Alnwick Medical Group, Infirmary Drive, Alnwick, Northumberland. View from the north of the entrance and exterior porch of the practice and surgery of the Alnwick Medical Group

Sex change model April Ashley pictured during the wedding of Arabella Churchill and James Barton at the Essex Unitarian Church in Kensington, August 1972

Plastiс Antique
Artem Pozdniakov

Dentists Surgery Date: circa 1900s

Dentist's Surgery early 1900s Date: circa 1900s

Joseph Lister, taken in the late 1860s. Date: late 1860s

Dr Antoine Joseph Jobert de Lamballe, French surgeon
Dr Antoine Joseph Jobert de Lamballe (1799-1867), French surgeon Date: circa 1850s

surgical operation, Paris Date: 1925

Women's Medical College of Pennsylvania, originally a private enterprise with women teachers, closed to men. Date: 1907

Lea Hurst, home of Florence Nightingale
Born in Italy in 1820, she moved to England with her wealthy family and was educated at home by her father. Although it was not deemed suitable for ladies of Florence's social standing to become

Florence Nightingale's carriage
The nursing carriage that accompanied Miss Florence Nightingale through the Crimean War. Born in Italy in 1820, she moved to England with her wealthy family and was educated at home by her father

Interior of a new mobil van to treat toothaches and trench-gum, for the trenches, costing of £900 by the Civil Service Federation. Date: 1916

A new mobil van, to treat toothaches and trench-gum, for the trenches, costing of £900 by the Civil Service Federation. Date: 1916

First surgical operation with sulfuric ether anesthesia at Boston Hospital by William Morton, 19th century (engraving)
PCT4292703 First surgical operation with sulfuric ether anesthesia at Boston Hospital by William Morton, 19th century (engraving) by French School

Joseph Francois Malgaigne
2757527 Joseph Francois Malgaigne. by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Medecine. Coll. Part. Medicine. French surgeon Joseph Francois Malgaigne)

Alfred Velpeau
2757522 Alfred Velpeau. by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Medecine. Coll. Part. Medicine. The french surgeon Alfred Velpeau)

Horace Wells proceed with the extraction of a tooth in front of his students in 1844 (engraving)
PCT4292926 Horace Wells proceed with the extraction of a tooth in front of his students in 1844 (engraving) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); (add.info.: In 1844)

Horace Wells proceed with the extraction of a tooth in front of his students in 1844 (engraving)
PCT4292937 Horace Wells proceed with the extraction of a tooth in front of his students in 1844 (engraving) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); (add.info.: In 1844)

First surgical operation with sulfuric ether anesthesia at Boston Hospital by William Morton, 19th century (engraving)
2757521 First surgical operation with sulfuric ether anesthesia at Boston Hospital by William Morton, 19th century (engraving) by French School

Altarpiece (Retaule dels sants Abdo i Senen), 1460 (tempera)
7332685 Altarpiece (Retaule dels sants Abdo i Senen), 1460 (tempera) by Huguet, Jaume (1415-92); Santa Maria de Terrassa, Catalonia, Spain; (add.info.: Huguet, Jaume (1415-92) Conjunt Sant Pere

Patient receiving a blood transfusion from a goat, 1892 (litho) (b/w photo)
CHT237290 Patient receiving a blood transfusion from a goat, 1892 (litho) (b/w photo) by Adler, Jules (1865-1952) (after); Bibliotheque de la Faculte de Medecine, Paris

Altarpiece (Retaule dels sants Abdo i Senen), 1460 (tempera)
7332684 Altarpiece (Retaule dels sants Abdo i Senen), 1460 (tempera) by Huguet, Jaume (1415-92); Santa Maria de Terrassa, Catalonia, Spain; (add.info.: Huguet, Jaume (1415-92) Conjunt Sant Pere

Altarpiece (Retaule dels sants Abdo i Senen), 1460 (tempera)
7332686 Altarpiece (Retaule dels sants Abdo i Senen), 1460 (tempera) by Huguet, Jaume (1415-92); Santa Maria de Terrassa, Catalonia, Spain; (add.info.: Huguet, Jaume (1415-92) Conjunt Sant Pere

Detail of Anatomy Lesson (oil on canvas)
490156 Detail of Anatomy Lesson (oil on canvas) by Flemish School, (17th century); Groeningemuseum, Bruges, Belgium; (add.info.: See also 490156.); © Art in Flanders

The Charity of Saints Cosmas and Damian (oil on panel)
471524 The Charity of Saints Cosmas and Damian (oil on panel) by Francken or Franck, Ambrosius the Elder (1544-1618); 239x89 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp

The Tooth Extractor (oil on canvas)
3470231 The Tooth Extractor (oil on canvas) by Rombouts, Theodor (1597-1637); 156.5x235.5 cm; Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Ghent, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

Anatomy Lesson (oil on canvas)
490155 Anatomy Lesson (oil on canvas) by Flemish School, (17th century); 109x133 cm; Groeningemuseum, Bruges, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

Don't Move!, caricature of a man at the dentist (colour litho)
CHT235306 Don't Move!, caricature of a man at the dentist (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris, France; © Archives Charmet

Crane Trepane, Corbieres cave (Aude) (object)
7305468 Crane Trepane, Corbieres cave (Aude) (object) by Prehistoric; Musee Archeologique, Narbonne, France; (add.info.: Crane trepane (trepanation) discovered in a cave in Corbieres

Baron Jean-Dominique Larrey, chief surgeon of the army (1766-1842) amputates the arm of Captain Rebsamen on 30/10/1813
JLJ4620609 Baron Jean-Dominique Larrey, chief surgeon of the army (1766-1842) amputates the arm of Captain Rebsamen on 30/10/1813 wounds the battle of Hanau

Lecture Hall for Instruction in Vienna Hospital, 1890, Surgeon Christian Albert Theodor Billroth
7279558 Lecture Hall for Instruction in Vienna Hospital, 1890, Surgeon Christian Albert Theodor Billroth by Unknown Artist

Ex-voto for an amputation - Notre-Dame de Laghet, 1862
LSE4096406 Ex-voto for an amputation - Notre-Dame de Laghet, 1862 by French School, (19th century); Notre-Dame de Laghet, France; (add.info.: Ex-voto for an amputation - Notre-Dame de Laghet)

Amputation of the leg by means of a saw, -in "gersdorf, Buch der Wundzarren", 1540
LSE4402523 Amputation of the leg by means of a saw, -in " gersdorf, Buch der Wundzarren", 1540. by German School

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"Surgery: A Journey Through Time and Advancements in Medical Science" Step into the world of surgery, where history meets innovation and medical breakthroughs have transformed lives. In 1846, a monumental milestone was achieved with the first use of anesthesia in surgery, forever changing the way procedures were conducted. Gazing upon a Roman statue of Asclepius, the Greek god associated with healing and medicine, one can't help but marvel at how far we've come. From trepanation depicted in 14th-century artwork to evidence of trephination found in an Inca skull, ancient civilizations had their own methods for surgical interventions. The cause and effect relationship between dental health and overall well-being is humorously portrayed by H. M. Bateman's dentist cartoon. It reminds us that even seemingly simple procedures like tooth extraction required skilled professionals throughout history. Nurses diligently watch over surgeries as silent guardians of patient care. Their presence brings comfort amidst complex operations such as total hip replacements captured on X-rays or Calots spinal surgery from the 19th century. In 1947, the Medical Fund Society Dental Surgery provided much-needed oral healthcare to those who couldn't afford it. This initiative highlights society's commitment to ensuring access to essential medical services for all. Even armies recognized the importance of dental health with mobile dental surgeries like that belonging to the French army—an innovative approach bringing dentistry closer to soldiers during times of conflict. Amidst these advancements lies a reminder that surgery has not always been about progress alone; it also involved difficult decisions like amputations—whether it be an arm or leg—the ultimate sacrifice made for survival or quality of life. As we reflect on this captivating journey through time, let us appreciate how surgical techniques have evolved while honoring those who paved the way for modern medicine—a testament to human resilience and our unwavering pursuit of better healthcare outcomes.