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Kindness

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Images from the collections

Images about Kindness

43 images from works
  • The good Samaritan tending to a wounded man while a priest and a Levite walk on by. Line engraving by T. Cook, 1809, after W. Hogarth.
  • The good Samaritan helping a stranger who has been ignored by a priest and Levite. Line engraving by S. Smith after C.L. Eastlake.
  • A convalescent soldier from Waterloo sitting with his wife and children. Engraving by G.T. Doo, 1847, after W. Mulready.
  • Crimean War: Florence Nightingale with her lamp at a patient's bedside. Colour lithograph, 1891, after H. Rae.
  • The good Samaritan tending to a wounded man while a priest and Levite walk away. Line engraving by L. Masson after G. Freman.
  • Nursing and charitable acts of the "Soeurs de la Charité" or Sisters of Love; with the alphabet: A-K, T-Z, ab-h. Coloured line engraving.
  • A physician examining a gypsy child with a stethoscope outside a tent on the side of the road. Halftone by Swain after W. Small, 1898.
  • The good Samaritan helping a wounded man: two background scenes of robbing and assault while two figures walk by, set against Jerusalem. Line engraving by F. Berardi after G. Varana.
  • Two soldiers carrying a wounded comrade off the battlefield. Coloured lithograph by C. de Lasteyrie after J.H. Marlet, 1817.
  • Travelers receiving alms and food from a Capuchin monastery. Line engraving by J. Moyreau, 1750, after P. Wouvermans.
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Works from the collections

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    The good Samaritan seeing to a man's wounds while a priest and Levite walk into the distance. Etching by W. Unger after F.G. Bassano the younger.

    Bassano, Francesco da Ponte, 1549-1592. | Reference: 17897i
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    Two soldiers carrying a wounded comrade off the battlefield. Coloured lithograph by C. de Lasteyrie after J.H. Marlet, 1817.

    Marlet, Jean-Henri, 1770-1847. | Date: [1817] | Reference: 20118i
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    On kindness / Adam Phillips and Barbara Taylor.

    Phillips, Adam, 1954- | Date: 2009
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    The good Samaritan pouring oils on a wounded half-dead man. Line engraving by P. Casteels after S. Rosa.

    Rosa, Salvatore, 1615-1673. | Reference: 17912i
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    The good Samaritan tending to a wounded man while a priest and a Levite walk on by. Line engraving by T. Cook, 1809, after W. Hogarth.

    Hogarth, William, 1697-1764. | Date: 1 May 1809 | Reference: 17911i
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Related topics

Beneficence
Good Samaritan (Parable)
Wounds and Injuries
Race - Religious aspects
Oils and fats
Ethics
Levites
Priests
Horses
Christianity

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