Convalescing Collection

WW1 silhouettes, wounded soldiers and medical care
Silhouettes of wounded soldiers and medical care during the First World War. From the top: stretcher bearers, a field ambulance, the casualty clearing station, a train taking men off to the base

Reading War Hospital, Reading, Berkshire
During the First World War, the Reading Union workhouse (opened 1867) on Oxford Road, Reading, Berkshire, was used as a military hospital

The Convalescent, 1867. Creator: Ferdinand Fagerlin
The Convalescent, 1867

The Sick Woman with White Shawl, 1912 (oil on canvas)
471060 The Sick Woman with White Shawl, 1912 (oil on canvas) by Wouters, Rik (1882-1916); 85.4x73.5 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

Reading to the Convalescent, c. 1827 (oil on canvas)
877131 Reading to the Convalescent, c.1827 (oil on canvas) by Franquelin, Jean Augustin (1798-1839); 61.3x50.4 cm; Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA; French

A tall Australian assists in selling roses to wounded soldiers: a Rose Day incident
STC407134 A tall Australian assists in selling roses to wounded soldiers: a Rose Day incident, from The Illustrated War News, 21st June 1916 (sepia photo) by English Photographer

In Fulham Palace courtyard, 1914-19 (b / w photo)
STC359576 In Fulham Palace courtyard, 1914-19 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

95 Degrees in the Shade, 1912 (w / c on board)
SAV329237 95 Degrees in the Shade, 1912 (w/c on board) by Parsons, Arthur Wilde (1854-1931); Bristol Savages, Bristol, UK; (add.info.: painted January 31, 1912; ); British, out of copyright

Convalescing child (litho)
5997155 Convalescing child (litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Convalescing child)

Ex-voto painting, 1851
XBP229294 Ex-voto painting, 1851 by Mexican School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: votive painting commemorating recovery of illness; ); Photo eBoltin Picture Library; Mexican

Wounded on the Western Front: gallant South Africans in hospital in England
STC407155 Wounded on the Western Front: gallant South Africans in hospital in England, from The Illustrated War News, 26th July 1916 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Pembroke Lodge, Kensington, London, 1914-19 (b / w photo)
STC359575 Pembroke Lodge, Kensington, London, 1914-19 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Residence of Mr Bonar Law)

Beside a Sick Woman (oil on canvas)
DSA148320 Beside a Sick Woman (oil on canvas) by Klodt von Jurgensburg, Baron Mikhail Petrovich (1835-1914); Odessa Fine Arts Museum, Ukraine; eOdessa Art Museum; Russian, out of copyright

The Convalescent, 1930 (pastel on card)
XIR245125 The Convalescent, 1930 (pastel on card) by Blanchard, Maria (1881-1932); 100x73 cm; Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid, Spain; Spanish, out of copyright

A Good Turn - Get Well Soon
A little girl reads a book with an invalid friend who is recuperating in bed. Date: c. 1930

Wounded; The London Hospital, 1914-19 (litho)
STC359897 Wounded; The London Hospital, 1914-19 (litho) by Lavery, John (1856-1941); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; Irish, out of copyright

Convalescence, c. 1899 (w / c on paper)
SNM284657 Convalescence, c.1899 (w/c on paper) by Larsson, Carl (1853-1919); 52x66 cm; National Museum, Stockholm, Sweden; (add.info.: Konvalescens; ); eSwedish National Art Museum; Swedish

The Convalesence of Bayard, 1816-17 (oil on canvas)
2644223 The Convalesence of Bayard, 1816-17 (oil on canvas) by Revoil, Pierre Henri (1776-1842); 135x177 cm; Louvre, Paris

The Old Convalescents, c. 1892 (oil on canvas)
XIR237906 The Old Convalescents, c.1892 (oil on canvas) by Raffaelli, Jean Francois (1850-1924); 142x111 cm; Musee d Orsay, Paris, France; French, out of copyright

General Thaddeus Kosciusko, 1797 (oil on panel)
ALM289716 General Thaddeus Kosciusko, 1797 (oil on panel) by West, Benjamin (1738-1820); 32x44 cm; Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College, Ohio

Wounded British servicemen being served tea and smoking cigarettes in hospital, World War II, 1939-1945 (colour litho)
6030888 Wounded British servicemen being served tea and smoking cigarettes in hospital, World War II, 1939-1945 (colour litho) by English School

Convalescence (chromolitho)
972276 Convalescence (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Convalescence. Educational card.); © Look and Learn

The Convalescent (oil on canvas)
BUR17343 The Convalescent (oil on canvas) by Saintin, Jules Emile (1824-94); Bury Art Museum & Sculpture Centre, UK; eBury Art Museum & Sculpture Centre; French, out of copyright

"Happy, happy wounded man!"Men who have "done their bit"
STC407129 " Happy, happy wounded man!" Men who have " done their bit" enjoying hero-worship, from The Illustrated War News, 21st June 1916 (sepia photo) by English Photographer

Children at a convalescent home in the Vosges, from a brochure for L
CHT237283 Children at a convalescent home in the Vosges, from a brochure for L Enfance Cooperative, c.1930 (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); I.N.R.P

The Convalescent, 1872 (oil on panel)
ONT162831 The Convalescent, 1872 (oil on panel) by Tissot, James Jacques Joseph (1836-1902); 37.5x45.7 cm; Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada; © Art Gallery of Ontario

After an informal luncheon party on Christmas Day to celebrate his recovery from a severe case of pneumonia, British Prime MInister Winston Churchill, dressed in his siren suit and dressing gown

Nurses and convalescing servicemen in ward
Benyon ward in Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading. Four nurses standing, several servicemen in bed or seated. Nurses station and floral display can be seen to the centre of the room. Date: circa 1915

Nurses and convalescing servicemen outside
Group of four nurses and five convalescing soldiers in hospital uniform blues. Another serviceman is peering through a hedge on left and a small boy is sitting on a bench to the right Date: circa 1915

WW1 - Wounded Soldiers convalescing at St Lukes Barton Hill, Bristol - 6 September, 1917. Date: 1917

Wounded soldiers in pottery class... Devon, First World War, 1914-1918, (1933). Creator: Unknown
Wounded British soldiers in pottery class, Seale Hague Military Hospital, Devon, First World War, 1914-1918, (1933)....soldiers found time hanging dreadfully heavy on their hands

The Convalescent, 1875, (c1930). Creator: John Everett Millais
The Convalescent, 1875, (c1930). Young girl recovering from illness. Painting in the Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums collection, Aberdeen, Scotland

Lady Elizabeth with Countess of Strathmore and convalescent wounded soldiers, 1916
Lady Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth) with her mother the Countess of Stratmore, with a group of convalescent wounded soldiers, c1916. From Our King & Queen and the Royal Princesses

Convalescent soldiers, general hospital no 10, Bloemfontein, South Africa, Boer War, 1901. Reading of the fall of Pretoria

The convalescent, Herbert Hospital, Woolwich, London, 1896. Artist: Gregory & Co
The convalescent, Herbert Hospital, Woolwich, London, 1896. A print from The Navy and Army Illustrated, 27th October 1896

Advert fo J. Foot & Son, convalescing in comfort 1915
WW1 - A product advertisment promoting The Burlington Rest-Chair, an adjustable recling chair. The product is advertised as the ideal chair for the sick and wounded

Cartoon, Convalescent leave, WW1
Cartoon, Convalescent leave, showing two girls chatting to a little boy dressed as a soldier who has a bandage on his knee

Alexandra Day Collecting Box with photo of the Queen, and the tin still has its original cloth handle. This item includes a postcard dated 1917 showing flag day collectors accompanied by a couple of

The Sphere, convalescent 1914
A convalescent British soldier at home with his family depicted on the cover of the The Sphere Christmas number, 1914. Date: 1914

Visitors for wounded soldiers by Miss Watson Williams
A set of four pictures - the pair on the left entitled, As Tommy Does Not Like It, showing some rather tiresome visitors - an aristocratic lady and a maiden aunt

River trip for wounded soldiers, WW1
An up river trip on the River Thames from Kingston to Walton and back for wounded soldiers convalescing at the Victoria Hospital Chelsea arranged by the print-machine managers at the Illustrated

Lord Londesboroughs hospital at Scopwick
Some of the wounded soldiers convalescing at the hospital at Scopwick House near Blankney, Lincolnshire, home of Lord Londesborough

Wounded soldiers at Cheshire Hunt puppy show, WW1
A scene from the Cheshire Hunt Puppy Show organised by Colonel Hall Walker, the Master of the Cheshire Foxhounds who invited wounded soldiers from local hospitals and entertained them to lunch

Pug Peter -- convalescing at the seaside
Pug Peter -- Peter feels better. Dog convalescing at the seaside in a green wooden bathchair. Date: 1905

How they are produced by Bruce Bairnsfather
An autobiographical cartoon by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather showing how he produces his famous Fragments in France, cartoons showing life for the typical British Tommy on the Western Front during World

Convalescing soldiers and WaCs, Western Front, WW1
Convalescing soldiers and WaCs playing basketball near the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Sickness and Health, 1843
BAL4520 Sickness and Health, 1843 by Webster, Thomas (1800-86); Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK; English, out of copyright

Piling up the fire, illustration to Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen
XJF451381 Piling up the fire, illustration to Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen, edition published in 1894 (engraving) by Thomson, Hugh (1860-1920); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr)

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"Convalescing: Healing the Wounds of War Through Care and Compassion" In the midst of World War I, silhouettes of brave soldiers adorned the landscapes, their bodies bearing the scars of battle. Reading War Hospital in Berkshire and Percy House Military Hospital in Middlesex became sanctuaries for these wounded warriors, where medical care intertwined with hope. As if frozen in time, "The Sick Woman with White Shawl" captured a poignant moment on canvas in 1912. It depicted a fragile figure seeking solace amidst her convalescence, reminding us of the vulnerability that war imposed upon countless lives. Long before modern hospitals stood tall, "Reading to the Convalescent" portrayed an earlier era's dedication to healing. This oil painting from 1827 revealed how literature served as a balm for weary souls during recovery. Amidst this backdrop of resilience and restoration, heartwarming scenes unfolded. An Australian soldier lent his support by selling roses to wounded comrades during Rose Day—an incident that spoke volumes about camaraderie and solidarity. A black-and-white photograph from Fulham Palace courtyard transported us back to 1914-19—a period when convalescents sought respite within its walls. The image whispered tales of strength found within those hallowed grounds. In contrast, "95 Degrees in the Shade, " painted on board in 1912, evoked sweltering heat juxtaposed against patients' struggle for relief—both physical and emotional—as they embarked on their journey towards recovery. Even children were not spared from war's toll; yet lithographs like "Convalescing Child" reminded us that even amidst adversity, innocence could still shine through. These young souls clung onto hope as they navigated their path towards brighter days ahead. An ex-voto painting created in 1851 offered gratitude for survival while serving as a testament to faith's role throughout convalescence—a reminder that healing extended beyond the realm of medicine.