Transient loss of consciousness and postural tone

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A lady fainting after bloodletting. Oil painting after Eglon Hendrick van der Neer.

Esther fainting before Ahasuerus. Etching by L.J. Le Lorrain after J.F. de Troy.

Dandies at the opera, one of them swooning, overcome with emotion. Coloured etching by I.R. Cruikshank, 1818.

A woman faints and is supported by a man nearby. Engraving by J. Heath after W. Hamilton.

The crucifixion of Christ ('The Great Crucifixion'). Engraving by Agostino Carracci, 1589, after G. Robusti, il Tintoretto.

The crucifixion of Christ; Saint John and the four women lament. Engraving by Wierix after A. Dürer, 1509.

Jesus is exhibited to the people wearing a crown of thorns. Line engraving by Agostino Carracci, 1587, after A. Allegri, il Correggio.

The agony in the garden; the apostles slumber while the soldiers and priests approach. Engraving by J. Sadeler, 1582, after M. de Vos.

A fearful woman (Britannia) is encouraged by three British politicians to resist the invading fleet of France. Coloured etching by J. Gillray after J. Sneyd, 1803.

A group of women gather around a fainted woman, while a concerned man looks on, with an ornate border. Line engraving by W. Angus, 1782, after T. Stothard.

Esther faints before King Ahasuerus. Engraving, by R. Strange, 1767, after R. Strange, 1762, after G.F. Barbieri, il Guercino.

Esther faints before the fierceness of Ahasuerus. Engraving by J. Frey after D. Zampieri, il Domenichino, ca. 1628.

Lamentation over the dead Christ on the mount of Golgotha. Woodcut by J.B. Jackson, 1738, after Rembrandt.

Christ on the way of the cross; the two Maries sorrow with the swooning Virgin. Engraving.

Pathological researches on death from suffocation and from syncope, and on vital and post-mortem burning : suggested by the case of the alleged Bridgnorth matricide / by Samuel Wright.

A young woman feigns illness in a chair, two men take her pulse while a physician is consulted. Line engraving by A. Baratti after P. A. Novelli.

Cardiac and circulatory subjects (4th series)

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Syncope

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Images referencing Syncope

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Lamentation over the dead Christ on the mount of Golgotha. Woodcut by J.B. Jackson, 1738, after Rembrandt.

Christ on the way of the cross; the two Maries sorrow with the swooning Virgin. Engraving.

Pathological researches on death from suffocation and from syncope, and on vital and post-mortem burning : suggested by the case of the alleged Bridgnorth matricide / by Samuel Wright.

A young woman feigns illness in a chair, two men take her pulse while a physician is consulted. Line engraving by A. Baratti after P. A. Novelli.

Cardiac and circulatory subjects (4th series)

Syncope

Images from the collections

Images referencing Syncope

Works from the collections

Lamentation over the dead Christ on the mount of Golgotha. Woodcut by J.B. Jackson, 1738, after Rembrandt.

Christ on the way of the cross; the two Maries sorrow with the swooning Virgin. Engraving.

Pathological researches on death from suffocation and from syncope, and on vital and post-mortem burning : suggested by the case of the alleged Bridgnorth matricide / by Samuel Wright.

A young woman feigns illness in a chair, two men take her pulse while a physician is consulted. Line engraving by A. Baratti after P. A. Novelli.

Cardiac and circulatory subjects (4th series)

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