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An insane man (Tom Rakewell) sits on the floor manically grasping at his head, while two attendants manacle his legs: his lover, Sarah Young, cries in distress, they are surrounded by lunatics at Bethlem hospital, London. Engraving by H. Fernell after W. Hogarth, 1735.
William HogarthDate: [ca, 1840?]Reference: 20044i
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Erasistratus, a physician, realising that Antiochus's (son of Seleucus I) illness is lovesickness for his stepmother Stratonice, by observing that Antiochus's pulse rose whenever he sees her. Stipple engraving by G. Graham, 1793, after B. West.
Benjamin WestDate: 24 June 1793Reference: 21247i
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Above, the emperor Aurangzeb consults a physician; below, one of the emperor's sons is attended by physicians. Gouache painting, 17--.
Date: [between 1700 and 1799]Reference: 726887i
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A woman in a red striped top leans on the shoulder of a man representing a lovesick couple with a warning to use condoms to prevent AIDS; advertisement for the Maryland AIDS hotline. Colour lithograph by Barbara Talbot, 1988.
Date: 1988Reference: 667923i
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Erasistratus, a physician, realising that Antiochus's (son of Seleucus I) illness is lovesickness for his stepmother Stratonice, by observing that Antiochus's pulse rose whenever he saw her. Line engraving by J.C. Levasseur, 1769, after H. Collin de Vermont, 1727.
Collin de Vermont, Hyacinthe, 1693-1761.Date: [1769?]Reference: 22177i
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De la maladie d'amour ou mélancolie érotique / Jacques Ferrand ; édition de Donald Beecher et Massimo Ciavolella.
Jacques FerrandDate: 2010
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A bewildered doctor checking the pulse of lovesick young woman, her concerned mother comforts her, in the background Cupid is grinning and pointing to one of his arrows. Coloured mezzotint by W. Ward, 1802, after J. Opie.
John OpieDate: 2 May 1802Reference: 20402i
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Lovesickness in the Middle Ages : the Viaticum and its commentaries / Mary Frances Wack.
Q136446831Date: [1990], ©1990
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Erasistratus, a physician, realising that the illness of Antiochus (son of Seleucus I) is lovesickness for his stepmother Stratonice, by observing that Antiochus's pulse rose when ever he saw her. Coloured engraving by W.W. Ryland, 1772, after Pietro da Cortona.
Pietro da CortonaDate: 1 September 1772Reference: 22181i
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A young lady, love-struck after a military ball, visited by her doctor at her mother's request. Wood engraving by John Leech, 1863.
John LeechDate: 1863Reference: 13800i
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Miss Baily reviving from her attempted suicide while her manservant cudgels the foppish object of her affections. Coloured reproduction of an etching by I. Cruikshank, 1807.
Isaac CruikshankReference: 11830i
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An insane man (Tom Rakewell) sits on the floor manically grasping at his head, his lover (Sarah Young) cries at the spectacle while two attendants attach chains to his legs; they are surrounded by other lunatics at Bethlem hospital, London. Engraving by W. Hogarth, 1763.
William HogarthDate: June ye 25 1735 [i.e. 1763]Reference: 20040i
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A woman in a yellow jumper holds the arm of a man representing a lovesick couple with a warning to use condoms to prevent AIDS; advertisement for the Maryland AIDS hotline. Colour lithograph by Barbara Talbot, 1988.
Date: 1988Reference: 667924i
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A woman in bed about to be cupped by a surgeon for love-sickness. Gouache, ca. 1700.
Date: 1700Reference: 2818721i
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Love's madness : the pathologisation of love and the diagnosis of lovesickness in the western ancient world to the seventeenth century / / Sarah Mufti.
Mufti, Sarah.Date: 2008
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An insane man (Tom Rakewell) sits on the floor manically grasping at his head, his lover (Sarah Young) cries at the spectacle while two attendants attach chains to his legs; they are surrounded by other lunatics at Bethlem hospital, London. Engraving by W. Hogarth after himself, 1735.
William HogarthDate: 25 June 1735Reference: 20042i
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Love-sickness in tbe Seventeenth Century / Sally-Anne Phillips.
Phillips, Sally-Anne.Date: 1998
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A doctor diagnosing an ill young man as suffering from lovesickness. Wood engraving by A. Hopkins, 1898.
Hopkins, Arthur, fl 1898.Date: 1898Reference: 14317i
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A group of physicians trying to diagnose a young woman's illness in a scene from Molière's L'amour médecin. Etching attributed to G. Schouten after J.B. Molière.
MolièreReference: 21940i
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Erasistratus, a physician, realising that Antiochus's (son of Seleucus I) illness is lovesickness for his stepmother Stratonice, by observing that Antiochus's pulse rose when ever he saw her. Mezzotint by V. Green, 1776, after B. West.
Benjamin WestDate: 27 May 1776Reference: 22179i
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Malinconia erotica : trattato sul mal d'amore / Jacques Ferrand ; a cura di Massimo Ciavolella.
Ferrand, Jacques, 1575?- Traité de l'essence et guérison de l'amourDate: 1991
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An old physician is taking a young woman's pulse and pointing to her heart, implying that she is suffering from lovesickness, the physicians' assistant is grinning and mixing a concoction. Engraving by I.S. Helman, 1775, after J.B. Leprince, 1773.
Jean-Baptiste Le PrinceDate: 1775Reference: 21768i
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Erasistratus, a physician, realising that the illness of Antiochus (son of Seleucus I) is lovesickness for his stepmother Stratonice, by observing that Antiochus's pulse rate rises when ever he sees her. Engraving by P. Baquoy after A. Desenne after G. de Lairesse.
Gerard de LairesseReference: 21248i
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A young man in tricorn hat raises his glass in a toast to his lover. Etching by C. Ryley, c. 1792, after E. Penny.
Edward PennyDate: March 1792Reference: 26867i
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A foolish man kissing a ribbon and surrounded by sentimental keepsakes; representing the Duke of Cumberland's love for Mrs. Powell. Coloured etching by I. Cruikshank, 1804.
Isaac CruikshankDate: 16 Aug[ust] 1804Reference: 12198i

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An insane man (Tom Rakewell) sits on the floor manically grasping at his head, while two attendants manacle his legs: his lover, Sarah Young, cries in distress, they are surrounded by lunatics at Bethlem hospital, London. Engraving by H. Fernell after W. Hogarth, 1735.

Erasistratus, a physician, realising that Antiochus's (son of Seleucus I) illness is lovesickness for his stepmother Stratonice, by observing that Antiochus's pulse rose whenever he sees her. Stipple engraving by G. Graham, 1793, after B. West.

Above, the emperor Aurangzeb consults a physician; below, one of the emperor's sons is attended by physicians. Gouache painting, 17--.

A woman in a red striped top leans on the shoulder of a man representing a lovesick couple with a warning to use condoms to prevent AIDS; advertisement for the Maryland AIDS hotline. Colour lithograph by Barbara Talbot, 1988.

Erasistratus, a physician, realising that Antiochus's (son of Seleucus I) illness is lovesickness for his stepmother Stratonice, by observing that Antiochus's pulse rose whenever he saw her. Line engraving by J.C. Levasseur, 1769, after H. Collin de Vermont, 1727.

De la maladie d'amour ou mélancolie érotique / Jacques Ferrand ; édition de Donald Beecher et Massimo Ciavolella.

A bewildered doctor checking the pulse of lovesick young woman, her concerned mother comforts her, in the background Cupid is grinning and pointing to one of his arrows. Coloured mezzotint by W. Ward, 1802, after J. Opie.

Lovesickness in the Middle Ages : the Viaticum and its commentaries / Mary Frances Wack.

Erasistratus, a physician, realising that the illness of Antiochus (son of Seleucus I) is lovesickness for his stepmother Stratonice, by observing that Antiochus's pulse rose when ever he saw her. Coloured engraving by W.W. Ryland, 1772, after Pietro da Cortona.

A young lady, love-struck after a military ball, visited by her doctor at her mother's request. Wood engraving by John Leech, 1863.

Miss Baily reviving from her attempted suicide while her manservant cudgels the foppish object of her affections. Coloured reproduction of an etching by I. Cruikshank, 1807.

An insane man (Tom Rakewell) sits on the floor manically grasping at his head, his lover (Sarah Young) cries at the spectacle while two attendants attach chains to his legs; they are surrounded by other lunatics at Bethlem hospital, London. Engraving by W. Hogarth, 1763.

A woman in a yellow jumper holds the arm of a man representing a lovesick couple with a warning to use condoms to prevent AIDS; advertisement for the Maryland AIDS hotline. Colour lithograph by Barbara Talbot, 1988.

A woman in bed about to be cupped by a surgeon for love-sickness. Gouache, ca. 1700.

Love's madness : the pathologisation of love and the diagnosis of lovesickness in the western ancient world to the seventeenth century / / Sarah Mufti.

An insane man (Tom Rakewell) sits on the floor manically grasping at his head, his lover (Sarah Young) cries at the spectacle while two attendants attach chains to his legs; they are surrounded by other lunatics at Bethlem hospital, London. Engraving by W. Hogarth after himself, 1735.

Love-sickness in tbe Seventeenth Century / Sally-Anne Phillips.

A doctor diagnosing an ill young man as suffering from lovesickness. Wood engraving by A. Hopkins, 1898.

A group of physicians trying to diagnose a young woman's illness in a scene from Molière's L'amour médecin. Etching attributed to G. Schouten after J.B. Molière.

Erasistratus, a physician, realising that Antiochus's (son of Seleucus I) illness is lovesickness for his stepmother Stratonice, by observing that Antiochus's pulse rose when ever he saw her. Mezzotint by V. Green, 1776, after B. West.

Malinconia erotica : trattato sul mal d'amore / Jacques Ferrand ; a cura di Massimo Ciavolella.

An old physician is taking a young woman's pulse and pointing to her heart, implying that she is suffering from lovesickness, the physicians' assistant is grinning and mixing a concoction. Engraving by I.S. Helman, 1775, after J.B. Leprince, 1773.

Erasistratus, a physician, realising that the illness of Antiochus (son of Seleucus I) is lovesickness for his stepmother Stratonice, by observing that Antiochus's pulse rate rises when ever he sees her. Engraving by P. Baquoy after A. Desenne after G. de Lairesse.

A young man in tricorn hat raises his glass in a toast to his lover. Etching by C. Ryley, c. 1792, after E. Penny.

A foolish man kissing a ribbon and surrounded by sentimental keepsakes; representing the Duke of Cumberland's love for Mrs. Powell. Coloured etching by I. Cruikshank, 1804.