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Wounded Collection (page 3)

In the midst of chaos and conflict, the word "wounded" carries a weight that transcends time

Background imageWounded Collection: Abercrombie In Egypt, 1801 (c1850s)

Abercrombie In Egypt, 1801 (c1850s). Sir Ralph Abercromby (1734-1801) died in battle against the French near Alexandria in Egypt

Background imageWounded Collection: Battle at the Porte St Denis, 28th July, 1830, Paris. Artist: Hippolyte Lecomte

Battle at the Porte St Denis, 28th July, 1830, Paris. Artist: Hippolyte Lecomte
Battle at the Porte St Denis, 28th July, 1830, Paris. Fighting between the people and royalist troops during the French Revolution of July 1830. From the Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Background imageWounded Collection: A German Present or the Lovers Token, 1816 (coloured engraving)

A German Present or the Lovers Token, 1816 (coloured engraving)
XCF22519 A German Present or the Lovers Token, 1816 (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Prince Regent)

Background imageWounded Collection: Our Dumb Friends League. A society for the encouragement of

Our Dumb Friends League. A society for the encouragement of kindness to animals. Blue Cross fund for wounded horses at the front. Poster showing a wounded horse on the battlefield. Date 1915

Background imageWounded Collection: 14th Hussars - Colonel Brown Victoria Cross Re-enactment

14th Hussars - Colonel Brown Victoria Cross Re-enactment
Victoria Cross Re-enactment of the bravery of Colonel Edward Douglas Brown (Edward Douglas Browne-Synge-Hutchinson VC) (18611940) of the 14th Hussars - who

Background imageWounded Collection: EVCW2A-00093

EVCW2A-00093
Cobbs and Kershaws Confederate troops behind a stone wall defending Fredericksburg, Virginia, 1862. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th century illustration

Background imageWounded Collection: Magenta, 4th June 1859 (oil on canvas)

Magenta, 4th June 1859 (oil on canvas)
XIR243447 Magenta, 4th June 1859 (oil on canvas) by Yvon, Adolphe (1817-93); Musee des Beaux-Arts, Nantes, France; (add.info.: defeat of French and Piedmontese by Austrians; ); French

Background imageWounded Collection: Ambulance for wounded horses, World War One

Ambulance for wounded horses, World War One
An ambulance for wounded horses on the battlefield : the Canadian Mounted Veterinary Corps at work with field artillery. Men of the Mounted Section of the Canadian Veterinary Corps are seen

Background imageWounded Collection: British stretcher cases, Salonika, WW1

British stretcher cases, Salonika, WW1
British stretcher cases awaiting transfer to a ship at Salonika (Salonica, Thessaloniki, Greece) during the First World War. Date: 1916

Background imageWounded Collection: Flight Lieut. Nicholson winning the Victoria Cross; Second W

Flight Lieut. Nicholson winning the Victoria Cross; Second W
Illustration showing Flight Lieutenant James Brindley Nicholson shooting down a Messerschmitt 110 fighter-bomber over Southampton on 16th August 1940

Background imageWounded Collection: General James Ewell Brown Stuart (1833-1864)

General James Ewell Brown Stuart (1833-1864)
Portrait of General James Ewell Brown Stuart, better known as Jeb Stuart, of the Confederate Army; pictured during the American Civil War

Background imageWounded Collection: John Dormer

John Dormer
Brigadier-general JOHN DORMER military commander who took the town of Preston from the Jacobite rebels, though himself severely wounded

Background imageWounded Collection: Private John Parkhurst, Company E, Second New York Heavy Artillery, 1865

Private John Parkhurst, Company E, Second New York Heavy Artillery, 1865

Background imageWounded Collection: Spotted Hyena attacking a hippo, Okavango Delta, Botswana

Spotted Hyena attacking a hippo, Okavango Delta, Botswana

Background imageWounded Collection: Fatal wounding of King Henry II of France, 1559 (engraving)

Fatal wounding of King Henry II of France, 1559 (engraving)
8672829 Fatal wounding of King Henry II of France, 1559 (engraving) by Robida, Albert (1848-1926); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fatal wounding of King Henry II of France in a jousting accident)

Background imageWounded Collection: Lord Howe on the Deck of The 'Queen Charlotte', 1 June 1794, c.1794 (oil on canvas)

Lord Howe on the Deck of The 'Queen Charlotte', 1 June 1794, c.1794 (oil on canvas)
7337922 Lord Howe on the Deck of The 'Queen Charlotte', 1 June 1794, c.1794 (oil on canvas) by Brown, Mather (1761-1831); 259.1x365.8 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Background imageWounded Collection: Battle of Trafalgar, and Death of Lord Viscount Nelson, 1806 (engraving, stipple)

Battle of Trafalgar, and Death of Lord Viscount Nelson, 1806 (engraving, stipple)
7342611 Battle of Trafalgar, and Death of Lord Viscount Nelson, 1806 (engraving, stipple) by Craig, William Marshall (fl.1788-1828) (after); 57.9x84.2 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Background imageWounded Collection: Jeanne Soigne Un Blesse Anglais Apres La Bataille De Patay (colour litho)

Jeanne Soigne Un Blesse Anglais Apres La Bataille De Patay (colour litho)
8629401 Jeanne Soigne Un Blesse Anglais Apres La Bataille De Patay (colour litho) by Neziere, Raymond de la (1865-1953); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageWounded Collection: The immortality of Nelson, 1807 (oil on canvas)

The immortality of Nelson, 1807 (oil on canvas)
7337998 The immortality of Nelson, 1807 (oil on canvas) by West, Benjamin (1738-1820); 90.8x76.2 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Leg bone of Lieutenant John Fraser, 1782 (human bone)
5926689 Leg bone of Lieutenant John Fraser, 1782 (human bone); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: Leg bones of Lieutenant John Fraser, 1782)

Restoration of the apparently drowned or suffocated. From The Household Physician, published c.1898 (engraving)
6116652 Restoration of the apparently drowned or suffocated. From The Household Physician, published c.1898 (engraving); Photo © Ken Welsh. All rights reserved 2024.

Method of reducing dislocation of the shoulder with knee in armpit
6116638 Method of reducing dislocation of the shoulder with knee in armpit,; (add.info.: Method of reducing dislocation of the shoulder with knee in armpit)

Background imageWounded Collection: The death of Horatio Nelson

The death of Horatio Nelson
MMM5484887 The death of Horatio Nelson by West, Benjamin (1738-1820) (after); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: The death of Horatio Nelson (1758-1805)

Dr. Nelaton and Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807-1882) in Aspromonte injured his leg in 1862
FGL5477394 Dr. Nelaton and Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807-1882) in Aspromonte injured his leg in 1862; Fototeca Gilardi.

Background imageWounded Collection: Socks worn by Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) at the Battle of Trafalgar (1805)

Socks worn by Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) at the Battle of Trafalgar (1805), c.1805 (cotton and wool)
MMM5475223 Socks worn by Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) at the Battle of Trafalgar (1805), c.1805 (cotton and wool); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: These socks)

Confederate troops under pressure. American Civil War. (print)
7419871 Confederate troops under pressure. American Civil War. (print); (add.info.: Confederate troops under pressure during a battle during the American Civil War)

Background imageWounded Collection: Paris Church, Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Lombeek, Roosdaal, Belgium, Statue. Pensive Christ. 1500-1550

Paris Church, Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Lombeek, Roosdaal, Belgium, Statue. Pensive Christ. 1500-1550. (sculpture)
7419668 Paris Church, Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Lombeek, Roosdaal, Belgium, Statue. Pensive Christ. 1500-1550. (sculpture); (add.info.: Beeld Christus op de koude steen, 1500-1550); © Paul Maeyaert

Background imageWounded Collection: 'Mando', late 19th century (glass)

'Mando', late 19th century (glass)
7341207 'Mando', late 19th century (glass) by British School, (19th century); 8.2x10.1 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Background imageWounded Collection: Method of sterilising wounds, 1900 (engraving)

Method of sterilising wounds, 1900 (engraving)
5309461 Method of sterilising wounds, 1900 (engraving); (add.info.: Method of sterilising wounds using Dakin's sodium hypochlorite 0.05 per cent)

Background imageWounded Collection: Joseph Johnson or Black Joe, wounded veteran merchant seaman, wearing his Nelson ship hat

Joseph Johnson or Black Joe, wounded veteran merchant seaman, wearing his Nelson ship hat
FLO5000869 Joseph Johnson or Black Joe, wounded veteran merchant seaman, wearing his Nelson ship hat. He earned his living as a Regular Chaunter singing songs such as Storm

Background imageWounded Collection: The cat began to lick and fondle the wounded rabbit most tenderly (colour litho)

The cat began to lick and fondle the wounded rabbit most tenderly (colour litho)
8644910 The cat began to lick and fondle the wounded rabbit most tenderly (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Eleanor sucking the poison from her husband's wound, 1272 (engraving)
8636827 Eleanor sucking the poison from her husband's wound, 1272 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageWounded Collection: The carnage at Shushan Hill, Battle of Liaoyang, Russo-Japanese War, 1904 (litho)

The carnage at Shushan Hill, Battle of Liaoyang, Russo-Japanese War, 1904 (litho)
8655534 The carnage at Shushan Hill, Battle of Liaoyang, Russo-Japanese War, 1904 (litho) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Russian retreat after the Battle of Liaoyang, Russo-Japanese War, 1904 (litho)
8655532 Russian retreat after the Battle of Liaoyang, Russo-Japanese War, 1904 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Russian retreat after the Battle of Liaoyang)

Lord Kitchener and the Wounded (b/w photo)
8639048 Lord Kitchener and the Wounded (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lord Kitchener and the Wounded)

Background imageWounded Collection: Means of removing wounded French soldiers from the battlefield

Means of removing wounded French soldiers from the battlefield, Second Italian War of Independence (engraving)
8676847 Means of removing wounded French soldiers from the battlefield, Second Italian War of Independence (engraving) by English School

Background imageWounded Collection: The Hospital Ship 'Strathcona' (litho)

The Hospital Ship "Strathcona" (litho)
8670459 The Hospital Ship "Strathcona" (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageWounded Collection: The European War 1914 french soldiers injured (postcard)

The European War 1914 french soldiers injured (postcard)
ICA4948139 The European War 1914 french soldiers injured (postcard); Photo © Caricadoc.

Background imageWounded Collection: Letter F: Brotherhood. Little French alphabet. Hachette and Cie, publisher, Paris, 1917 (lithograph)

Letter F: Brotherhood. Little French alphabet. Hachette and Cie, publisher, Paris, 1917 (lithograph)
DUV4204596 Letter F: Brotherhood. Little French alphabet. Hachette and Cie, publisher, Paris, 1917 (lithograph); 30.5x23.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustrations by J. M. Porta. 8 pages)

Background imageWounded Collection: The first of the wounded during WWI, seen here at the French port of Le Havre

The first of the wounded during WWI, seen here at the French port of Le Havre
3502690 The first of the wounded during WWI, seen here at the French port of Le Havre, being invalided for wounds back to Britain, from The Pageant of the Century

Background imageWounded Collection: Stretcher bearers giving aid to a soldier lying wounded in a trench on The Somme

Stretcher bearers giving aid to a soldier lying wounded in a trench on The Somme, France during World War I (litho)
3252800 Stretcher bearers giving aid to a soldier lying wounded in a trench on The Somme, France during World War I (litho); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageWounded Collection: Two wounded Irish dragoons hold off the enemy at a farmhouse after the retreat from Mons (litho)

Two wounded Irish dragoons hold off the enemy at a farmhouse after the retreat from Mons (litho)
3252908 Two wounded Irish dragoons hold off the enemy at a farmhouse after the retreat from Mons (litho); Private Collection; (add.info)

Red Cross volunteer nurse by an ambulance, 1916 (b/w photo)
2625882 Red Cross volunteer nurse by an ambulance, 1916 (b/w photo) by Unknown photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; Fratelli Alinari Museum Collections-Manno Collection, Florence.

Background imageWounded Collection: An infected bullet wound

An infected bullet wound
2626721 An infected bullet wound; (add.info.: Infection in bullet wound, Surgical Memoirs of the War of the Rebellion, Vol 1, 1870.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background imageWounded Collection: After the Battle of Gravelotte. 1870 or 1871. Franco-Prussian War

After the Battle of Gravelotte. 1870 or 1871. Franco-Prussian War
2598982 After the Battle of Gravelotte. 1870 or 1871. Franco-Prussian War; (add.info.: After the Battle of Gravelotte. Sisters of Mercy arriving on the battle field to succour the wounded Published)

Background imageWounded Collection: Wounded duellist

Wounded duellist
2912157 Wounded duellist; (add.info.: Wounded duellist, Heidelberg, Germany, 1890); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background imageWounded Collection: Ralph Abercromby (1734-1801) Scottish soldier. Copperplate engraving London 1833

Ralph Abercromby (1734-1801) Scottish soldier. Copperplate engraving London 1833
530858 Ralph Abercromby (1734-1801) Scottish soldier. Copperplate engraving London 1833; (add.info.: General leading successful Anglo-Turkish force against French at Aboukir Bay (Alexandria)

Background imageWounded Collection: Warwick's death at the Battle of Barnet, Act V, Sc. II from 'Henry VI', from 'William Shakespeare'

Warwick's death at the Battle of Barnet, Act V, Sc. II from 'Henry VI', from 'William Shakespeare'
1577190 Warwick's death at the Battle of Barnet, Act V, Sc. II from 'Henry VI', from 'William Shakespeare', 1872 (engraving); (add.info.: Shakespeare, William, Knight)



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In the midst of chaos and conflict, the word "wounded" carries a weight that transcends time. From the poignant illustration of "Good-bye, Old Man" by Fortunio Matania in 1922 to the haunting images of World War One soldiers adorned with their regiment badges, we are reminded of the sacrifices made on the battlefield. The death of Nelson at West signifies not only a loss for his crew but also a symbol of bravery and honor. Silhouettes etched against war's backdrop depict wounded soldiers receiving vital medical care during WW1, highlighting both resilience and compassion. The indomitable spirit embodied by Florence Nightingale, known as "The Lady With The Lamp, " shines through as she tended to wounded soldiers in their darkest hours. Piper Findlater's heroic act leading to winning the V. C. At Dargai in 1897 showcases unwavering courage amidst adversity. Captain Noel Godfrey Chavasse's remarkable valor earns him recognition with the VC medal—a testament to selflessness and heroism beyond measure. Admiral Nelson and Captain Hardy's bond during Trafalgar exemplifies loyalty even amid dire circumstances. Greek vase painting immortalizes Achilles and Patroclus' deep connection—reminding us that even warriors can be vulnerable when faced with wounds inflicted by both physical battles and matters of the heart. Matania captures an Advanced Dressing Station on Western Front—an image that encapsulates pain mingled with hope as injured soldiers receive critical aid from dedicated medical professionals donned in white—their comrades in healing. John Trumbull's depiction portrays Gibraltar garrison making a daring sortie in 1789—a reminder that wounds endured for noble causes echo throughout history—etched forever into our collective memory. "Wounded" evokes emotions ranging from sorrow to admiration; it is a stark reminder of sacrifice, resilience, bravery, compassion, camaraderie—and above all else—the enduring human spirit.