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A doctor reassuring a patient that he can cure him. Wood engraving by B. Partridge, 1898.

Pero breast-feeding her father Cimon in prison. Line engraving by J.P. le Bas after N.N. Coypel.

A girl reads to a convalescent while a nurse brings in the patient's medicine. Watercolour by R.H. Giles.

A physician examining an elderly patient in his surgery. Wood engraving by Gunning King, 1906.

The good Samaritan helping a stranger who has been ignored by a priest and Levite. Line engraving by S. Smith after C.L. Eastlake.

Two nuns in a pharmacy, one holds a sick child on her lap: Sisters of Charity Order. Mezzotint by T. Oldham Barlow, 1862, after H. Browne.

A paralysed old man being comforted and nursed by his children. Mezzotint by S. De Wilde after J.J. Flipart after J.B. Greuze.

One of the seven Acts of Mercy: Heal the sick. Line engraving by S. Bourdon after himself.

A hospital ward showing sick patients being tended to by medical staff, after a quote from the Bible (Matt. 25.36). Line engraving by C. Galle.

A painter painting while enjoying a hot bath. Reproduction of a drawing by Bert Thomas, 1924.

An old woman dying with her hand held by her daughter; two men, with impaired limbs, pay their last respects. Colour stipple print by E. & M.A. Scott after T. Stothard.

Saint Camillus de Lellis comforting patients in hospital. Line engraving by J. and J. Klauber.

Two women comforting a boy while a monk sits beside in despair. Wood engraving after Jessie MacGregor, 1872.

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A painter painting while enjoying a hot bath. Reproduction of a drawing by Bert Thomas, 1924.

An old woman dying with her hand held by her daughter; two men, with impaired limbs, pay their last respects. Colour stipple print by E. & M.A. Scott after T. Stothard.

Saint Camillus de Lellis comforting patients in hospital. Line engraving by J. and J. Klauber.

Two women comforting a boy while a monk sits beside in despair. Wood engraving after Jessie MacGregor, 1872.

A physician examining an elderly patient in his surgery. Wood engraving by Gunning King, 1906.