State in which a person, for a sustained period, is unable to eat sufficient food to meet basic nutritional needs

An angel gives Elijah cake and water. Line engraving by W. Panneels after P.P. Rubens.

James Scott, Australian medical student lost in the Himalayas for forty-three days without food, drinking from a snowball to rehydrate in the afternoon sun. Drawing by M. H. Boscott, 1993.

Pero breast-feeding her father Cimon in prison. Line engraving by J.P. le Bas after N.N. Coypel.

Charity being given to poor hungry beggars by a rich household. Engraving by L. Audran after S. Bourdon.

A doctor examining a patient and enquiring about his health, leading to a mis-apprehension. Coloured lithograph, c.1848(?), by Gnat.

Hamburg: four poor people accused of idleness are suspended in a basket over a table of diners in a workhouse. Engraving, 1779.

The monastery and hospice, Montserrat, Spain: lame and hungry pilgrims queuing for food. Line engraving by F.B. Lorieux, 1806, after Legier (or Ligier).

The people of Moses receive manna from heaven in the wilderness. Engraving by B. Audran I after N. Poussin, 1637-1639.

Oliver Twist, holding a bowl and a spoon, asks for more food, while other children and a woman look surprised. Etching by George Cruikshank.

An angel saves a thirsting Elijah. Engraving by A. Zucchi, c. 1720, after S. Manaigo after G. Porta, il Salviati.

A weeping Pero, breast-feeding Cimon, her starving imprisoned father. Line engraving by J. Danzel after N.N. Coypel.

Ceres punishes Erysichthon of Thessaly with perpetual hunger. Engraving by J. Matheus, 1619.

1 folded sheet (6 unnumbered pages) : black and white illustrations ; 22 x 28 cm folded to 22 x 20 cm

Hunger : disease of millions / [The British Society for International Health Education ; Susan King-Hall].

1 print : line engraving ; platemark 35.6 x 42.4 cm

Pero breast-feeding her imprisoned father Cimon. Line engraving by C. van Caukercken after P.P. Rubens.

1 print : line engraving ; image 14.1 x 11.2 cm,

1 print : line engraving ; platemark 37.2 x 27.4 cm

Satan, in the form of a small bearded man, tempts Christ to turn stone into bread. Mezzotint.

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Hunger

Images from the collections

Images referencing Hunger

Works from the collections

Hunger : disease of millions / [The British Society for International Health Education ; Susan King-Hall].

Pero breast-feeding her imprisoned father Cimon. Line engraving by C. van Caukercken after P.P. Rubens.

An angel gives Elijah cake and water. Line engraving by W. Panneels after P.P. Rubens.

Pero breast-feeding her father Cimon in prison. Line engraving by J.P. le Bas after N.N. Coypel.

Satan, in the form of a small bearded man, tempts Christ to turn stone into bread. Mezzotint.

Hunger

Images from the collections

Images referencing Hunger

Works from the collections

Hunger : disease of millions / [The British Society for International Health Education ; Susan King-Hall].

Pero breast-feeding her imprisoned father Cimon. Line engraving by C. van Caukercken after P.P. Rubens.

An angel gives Elijah cake and water. Line engraving by W. Panneels after P.P. Rubens.

Pero breast-feeding her father Cimon in prison. Line engraving by J.P. le Bas after N.N. Coypel.

Satan, in the form of a small bearded man, tempts Christ to turn stone into bread. Mezzotint.

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