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New York State Soldiers' Depot, New York City: the hospital. Colour lithograph, 1864.

Some elderly patients wistfully reminisce about their younger days. Coloured lithograph by A. de Valmont.

A drunken scene in a gin shop with children being given alcohol. Coloured etching by G. Cruikshank, 1848, after himself.

A man wearing a 'german corn plaster', which has caused his leg to shrink. Coloured reproduction of an etching.

Ailing soldiers queuing up to see the doctor in a military surgery. Coloured lithograph by G. Gostiaux after himself.

Children with orthopedic disorders. Twenty six pen drawings.

A one-legged beggar and former soldier approaches a wealthy clergyman for alms. Etching with engraving by John Collier, 1770.

Christ healing lame people at the pool of Bethesda. Etching by D. Cunego, 1779, after J.A. Calvi after L. Carracci.

A street altar in Rome, hung with votive offerings, attended by itinerant pipers watched by locals. Watercolour by D.W. Lindau, 1835.

Drunken sailors round a table cheering and throwing their hats in the air as a man with a wooden leg recounts the Battle of the Nile. Reproduction of an etching by C. H., c. 1825, after G. Cruikshank.

A lame man being doused in water from a holy spring to procure a miraculous cure, in Sarepta (?), Russia. Pen and ink drawing, 1903.

A man standing on a bank holds a large Union flag which is wrapped around a group of six standing figures believed to be patriots. Engraving 1771.

Crimean War: wounded sailors convalescing at Haslar Hospital. Wood engraving by H. Linton after E. Morin after J. Mayall.

Crowds of old and infirm people arrive at the fountain of youth to drink the special water; to the left are a group of youthful people dancing and singing, rejuvenated by the spring. Engraving by Boilard, ca. 1720.

A gouty patient having his pulse taken by a doctor; representing George IV's opposition to Catholic emancipation, and Wellington's support of it. Coloured etching by T. Jones, 1829.

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A lame man being doused in water from a holy spring to procure a miraculous cure, in Sarepta (?), Russia. Pen and ink drawing, 1903.

A man standing on a bank holds a large Union flag which is wrapped around a group of six standing figures believed to be patriots. Engraving 1771.

Crimean War: wounded sailors convalescing at Haslar Hospital. Wood engraving by H. Linton after E. Morin after J. Mayall.

Crowds of old and infirm people arrive at the fountain of youth to drink the special water; to the left are a group of youthful people dancing and singing, rejuvenated by the spring. Engraving by Boilard, ca. 1720.

A gouty patient having his pulse taken by a doctor; representing George IV's opposition to Catholic emancipation, and Wellington's support of it. Coloured etching by T. Jones, 1829.