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A woman who has fallen down a well being rescued by a man praying to Sansovino's Virgin and Child. Watercolour.

An episode in Tristram Shandy: Doctor Slop, having fallen off his horse, is greeted by Obadiah. Etching after L. Sterne.

King Ahaziah lies sick after having fallen through an upper window: Elijah foretells his death. Drawing by H.P. Bone.

A woman falling headfirst through an open cellar-door outside a pharmacy, and a man expressing his concern. Coloured etching by I. Cruikshank after G.M. Woodward, 1798.

Ascending and descending: (above) people in a balloon; (below) people seated in a rotunda around a pool and in danger of falling into the water. Etching by George Cruikshank, 1842.

A house painter on a platform with a waist-high crossbeam to prevent an accidental fall. Colour lithograph by A. Th. Schwarz, ca. 1957.

People are skating on a frozen village pond, two are being pushed in sledges, and one person has fallen over on the ice. Etching after A. Van der Neer.

A woman descending the stairs of a steep staircase in the gloom falls into the arms of a man who is ascending. Coloured lithograph, 1844.

The story of Cupid and Psyche: Psyche tells her sisters the identity of her husband: they confidently leap off the mountain, but the wind does not save them and they are dashed to pieces on the rocks. Engraving by the Master of the Die, 15--, after M. Coxie, 153-.

Staying steady : keep active and reduce your risk of falling / Age UK.

We're talking about your generation : physiotherapy works : live long, live well / Chartered Society of Physiotherapy.

Fracture of the tibia as the result of a fall. Radiograph, 1917.

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Accidental Falls

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The story of Cupid and Psyche: Psyche tells her sisters the identity of her husband: they confidently leap off the mountain, but the wind does not save them and they are dashed to pieces on the rocks. Engraving by the Master of the Die, 15--, after M. Coxie, 153-.

A woman descending the stairs of a steep staircase in the gloom falls into the arms of a man who is ascending. Coloured lithograph, 1844.

Staying steady : keep active and reduce your risk of falling / Age UK.

We're talking about your generation : physiotherapy works : live long, live well / Chartered Society of Physiotherapy.

Fracture of the tibia as the result of a fall. Radiograph, 1917.

Accidental Falls

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The story of Cupid and Psyche: Psyche tells her sisters the identity of her husband: they confidently leap off the mountain, but the wind does not save them and they are dashed to pieces on the rocks. Engraving by the Master of the Die, 15--, after M. Coxie, 153-.

A woman descending the stairs of a steep staircase in the gloom falls into the arms of a man who is ascending. Coloured lithograph, 1844.

Staying steady : keep active and reduce your risk of falling / Age UK.

We're talking about your generation : physiotherapy works : live long, live well / Chartered Society of Physiotherapy.

Fracture of the tibia as the result of a fall. Radiograph, 1917.

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