Heart research foundation in The Hague, Netherlands

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A man at a funfair by the seaside, being compelled to move rapidly by his dog pulling him forwards; representing exercise as good for the heart. Colour lithograph for the Nederlandse Hartstichting, ca. 2000.

The heart and blood circulation system: anatomy and physiology explained through diagrams for children, with a view to heart disease prevention. Colour lithograph for the Nederlandse Hartstichting, ca. 2001.

A man on a beach trying to blow up an inflatable lifebelt for children who look on; representing the breath-problems that occur to smokers. Colour lithograph for the Nederlandse Hartstichting, ca. 2000.

A hand holding a burning cigarette by an ashtray; representing smoking as a cause of heart disease. Colour lithograph for the Nederlandse Hartstichting, ca. 2001.

A man looks regretfully at a woman smoking a cigarette. Colour lithograph for the Nederlandse Hartstichting, ca. 2001.

A dish of garnish after a cat has removed a cooked fish from the centre of it, leaving a fish-shaped gap; representing fish as a subsitute for meat that is healthy for the heart. Colour lithograph for the Nederlandse Hartstichting, ca. 2000.

People bicycling and walking in a park in the Netherlands; advertising exercise as preventing heart disease. Colour lithograph for the Nederlandse Hartstichting, ca. 2001.

Heart disease: a milestone on the Dutch dunes; representing the signs of heart failure as an indicator requiring attention. Colour lithograph for the Nederlandse Hartstichting, ca. 2001.

Heart disease: a glass being filled from a tap; representing the signs of heart failure as an indicator requiring attention. Colour lithograph for the Nederlandse Hartstichting, ca. 2001.

Blood cholesterol : a public health perspective / Wilhelmina Maria Monica Verschuren.

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A hand holding a burning cigarette by an ashtray; representing smoking as a cause of heart disease. Colour lithograph for the Nederlandse Hartstichting, ca. 2001.

Heart disease: a milestone on the Dutch dunes; representing the signs of heart failure as an indicator requiring attention. Colour lithograph for the Nederlandse Hartstichting, ca. 2001.

A man looks regretfully at a woman smoking a cigarette. Colour lithograph for the Nederlandse Hartstichting, ca. 2001.

Heart disease: a glass being filled from a tap; representing the signs of heart failure as an indicator requiring attention. Colour lithograph for the Nederlandse Hartstichting, ca. 2001.

Blood cholesterol : a public health perspective / Wilhelmina Maria Monica Verschuren.

Dutch Heart Foundation

Images from the collections

Images produced by Dutch Heart Foundation

Works from the collections

A hand holding a burning cigarette by an ashtray; representing smoking as a cause of heart disease. Colour lithograph for the Nederlandse Hartstichting, ca. 2001.

Heart disease: a milestone on the Dutch dunes; representing the signs of heart failure as an indicator requiring attention. Colour lithograph for the Nederlandse Hartstichting, ca. 2001.

A man looks regretfully at a woman smoking a cigarette. Colour lithograph for the Nederlandse Hartstichting, ca. 2001.

Heart disease: a glass being filled from a tap; representing the signs of heart failure as an indicator requiring attention. Colour lithograph for the Nederlandse Hartstichting, ca. 2001.

Blood cholesterol : a public health perspective / Wilhelmina Maria Monica Verschuren.

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