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Three people praying around the bed of a sick man, one is a priest. Line engraving by I. Taylor.

Christ's Hospital: the Great Hall during a ceremony. Engraving by J. G. Walker, 1822, after T. Stothard, 1799.

Six portraits of eminent seventeenth century men. Engraving.

Jules Grévy takes the pulse of Marshal Macmahon, who lies sick in bed with a priest and another man; they are choking from the fumes of their burning bed; Léon Gambetta emerges from behind the scenes carrying a clyster. Coloured wood engraving, 1879.

A physician giving a medicine to a sick man in bed, and a surgeon, supervised by a physician, amputating the leg of seated patient, representing pharmacy and surgery respectively. Engraving, 1646.

Lourdes, Haute Pyrénées, France: the ceremony of immersion. Pencil drawing by R. Cleaver.

Samuel Wilberforce. Photograph by Julia Margaret Cameron, 1871.

Nicholas Byfield, a man who had a large bladder-stone. Line engraving, 1790.

Nonsense talked by a cobbler compared to the talk of a parson and a surgeon-apothecary. Coloured etching attributed to C. Williams, ca. 1812.

The London Hospital, Whitechapel: the ceremony of laying the foundation stone for the new wing. Wood engraving, 1864.

Franco-Prussian War: ambulancemen collecting the wounded and dead at Champigné. Etching by A. Lançon, 1870.

Prelates: twenty portraits. Engraving by J.W. Cook, 1825.

Dr Sangrado taking the pulse of a sick clergyman. Engraving by Thurston, 1802, after C. Warren after A. Le Sage.

Norwich Cathedral, Norwich, Norfolk: interior. Etching by B. Winkles, 1837, after R. Garland.

Crowds of sick people and clergy gathering at the tomb of F. de Paris where people had been cured. Engraving.

Lourdes, Haute Pyrénées: pilgrims gathered at the cave of Massabielle. Lithograph.

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Clergy

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Images about Clergy

Works from the collections

Dr Sangrado taking the pulse of a sick clergyman. Engraving by Thurston, 1802, after C. Warren after A. Le Sage.

Nicholas Byfield, a man who had a large bladder-stone. Line engraving, 1790.

Norwich Cathedral, Norwich, Norfolk: interior. Etching by B. Winkles, 1837, after R. Garland.

Crowds of sick people and clergy gathering at the tomb of F. de Paris where people had been cured. Engraving.

Lourdes, Haute Pyrénées: pilgrims gathered at the cave of Massabielle. Lithograph.

Clergy

Images from the collections

Images about Clergy

Works from the collections

Dr Sangrado taking the pulse of a sick clergyman. Engraving by Thurston, 1802, after C. Warren after A. Le Sage.

Nicholas Byfield, a man who had a large bladder-stone. Line engraving, 1790.

Norwich Cathedral, Norwich, Norfolk: interior. Etching by B. Winkles, 1837, after R. Garland.

Crowds of sick people and clergy gathering at the tomb of F. de Paris where people had been cured. Engraving.

Lourdes, Haute Pyrénées: pilgrims gathered at the cave of Massabielle. Lithograph.

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