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Nurses being lectured on bandaging using a mannequin on a hospital ward. Drawing by J. Belon.

Old oak tree (Quercus species) in Windsor Forest. Charcoal drawing by G. B. (or B. G.), 1852.

World War I: a hospital in a church. Charcoal drawing.

Pope Leo XIII on his deathbed. Charcoal drawing by D. MacPherson after A. Bianchini, 1903.

Eudamidas dictating his will on his deathbed, leaving the care of his mother and daughter to two friends. Drawing by A.-Ch. Coumeau or Courneau, 1802-1804, after N. Poussin.

World War I: stretcher bearers. Charcoal drawing.

Jenny McNicol. Coloured drawing by Sir Roy Calne, 1993.

A patient in bed. Drawing attributed to Adrian Hill.

Sally, a patient in bed. Drawing attributed to Adrian Hill.

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World War I: stretcher bearers. Charcoal drawing.

Jenny McNicol. Coloured drawing by Sir Roy Calne, 1993.

A patient in bed. Drawing attributed to Adrian Hill.

Sally, a patient in bed. Drawing attributed to Adrian Hill.

World War I: stretcher bearers. Charcoal drawing.