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Mademoiselle Hardouin, a woman who is paralysed in both legs and has to be transported everywhere. Engraving.

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.

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

A fierce battle between the supporters of John Brown (Bruno), in favour of treatment with stimulants, and those of F.J.V. Broussais, in favour of bloodletting. Pen drawing.

Ambroise Paré, as an apprentice barber-surgeon in a busy shop in Paris. Wood engraving by J. Ansseau after E. Morin.

A monkey, dressed in human clothing and holding up a medicinal remedy: representing quacks or itinerant medicine vendors. Lithograph by W. Nichol after J. Watteau.

A wealthy family arriving at a hotel and being greeted by the proprietor. Engraving.

Ambroise Paré, removing the head of a spear from the face of the Duc de Guise. Wood engraving by J. Ansseau after E. Morin.

A public square in a French port, in which a medicine vendor cries up his wares to an audience of traders and strollers. Coloured aquatint by J. Léveillé, 1785, after A. Borel.

The ages of man represented in a step scheme; with the divine judgement under the stairs. Coloured etching.

A physician administering a clyster to an embarrassed woman who hides her self and presents her behind through a window, female friends observe the scene. Photograph after a stone bas-relief in Bruges archaeological museum.

Philippe Sergent, suffering from ankylosis of the left leg, walking to the tomb of François de Paris, with crutches and aided by his wife. Engraving, 173-.

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Costume - France - History

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A fierce battle between the supporters of John Brown (Bruno), in favour of treatment with stimulants, and those of F.J.V. Broussais, in favour of bloodletting. Pen drawing.

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.

Philippe Sergent, suffering from ankylosis of the left leg, walking to the tomb of François de Paris, with crutches and aided by his wife. Engraving, 173-.

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

A physician administering a clyster to an embarrassed woman who hides her self and presents her behind through a window, female friends observe the scene. Photograph after a stone bas-relief in Bruges archaeological museum.

Costume - France - History

Images from the collections

Images about Costume - France - History

Works from the collections

A fierce battle between the supporters of John Brown (Bruno), in favour of treatment with stimulants, and those of F.J.V. Broussais, in favour of bloodletting. Pen drawing.

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.

Philippe Sergent, suffering from ankylosis of the left leg, walking to the tomb of François de Paris, with crutches and aided by his wife. Engraving, 173-.

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

A physician administering a clyster to an embarrassed woman who hides her self and presents her behind through a window, female friends observe the scene. Photograph after a stone bas-relief in Bruges archaeological museum.

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